Your surname: Rare? Common? Where?

[Trumo]

6,300,947th most common in the world. Approximately 1 person bears my surname and the fucker lives in Canada. 

 

So where aboots in Canada is your hermit hole?

[ZonkoVille77]

163^rdmost common surname in the world. Approximately 2,898,043 people bear this surname. Highest density: Turks and Caicos Islands

The U.S. is number one, not surprisingly. Interestingly the second most common place is Nigeria. Explains why I get a heap of those emails asking me do I want to share a fortune.

[Plev]

Cheers for sharing. A while back I did some family tree digging on my Mums Paternal side seeing as my Grandad is still with us. Anyway I managed to find out his family were originally from Nottingham, and went to Boston USA to start a new life at the end of the 1800's, but his Great Grandad died a few years later. His Great Grandmother came back to England and married a guy called Augustus Armroyd, who was from Liverpool, which is how the family ended up in his neck of the woods.

 

I've just looked to see if there's any Armroyds still around and it appears the name is now extinct. There was about a dozen at the end of the 1800's, but now all gone. I've never considered that a surname could disappear in relatively modern times.

 

My own surname is 855,279th in the world, only 201 apparently.

[RedKnight]

Most popular in Jamaica (cos of the ol' slavery no doubt) followed by Wales.1527th most popular surname in the world.

[Furmedge]

22,521st most common

surname in the world.

 

Approximately 22,870

people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:United States

Highest density in:Ireland

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I keep checking back on this thread, but I have no idea why, I couldn't even care less about my own surname, let alone everyone elses, I'll keep checking anwyay.

[Lee909]

Interesting my name Gardiner is quiet high in Libera and Ghana

 

I already new the history

French version of Gardener. Came to England with the Norman conquest in 1066. Hampden Court gardens designed by a Gardiner. The name goes back to the Saxons in Northern Gaul meaning Guard. Some of the first whites to settle North America hence Gardiners Island of New York,traded the land for blankets,dogs and guns with native tribes

[El Rojo]

14 Farters on earth. They should be given some kind of council with special powers, with the one from Turkmenistan being overall leader.

[Trumo]

Wang is the most common surname in the world. 76,546,675 people in the world with that name, with the vast majority (almost 75m of them) in China alone. Also, 'wang' means 'king' in Mandarin so if you count all the variants such as King, Konig, Rey, Raja etc, the total figure probably goes past 100 million.

[Dr Nowt]

"Hero, philanthropist, child molester and twat."

 

Amazing what they can tell from a surname.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Although this wasn't the intended direction of the thread it's inevitable.

 

There's only 4 Bellend's on this planet, 2 in the states and 2 in blighty

[Mook]

Apparently there are 27 Hitlers in England.

 

[Jairzinho]

The vast majority of Bummers are in the US, apparently.

[Jenson]

"This family claim descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages, one of the most illustrious of the Irish kings. The sept extended itself at a very remote period over Munster and Connaught, as well as in the barony of Clonlonan, co. Westmeath; and through the long lapse of years they have been eminently distinguished as poets and annalists."

 

 

Descended from Royalty, no less! Could have had a better name than Niall of the Nine Hostages though.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Thanks for sharing, interesting tool indeed but not sure how accurate they can be. 

 

My surname is so rare it can't find it, probably due to the fact it's a double barrel name.

 

So basically I have searched my fathers surname which is 2,456th commonest name in the World with approx 222,779 people sharing it. Most prevalent in the USA, also a lot in Canada, Australia, UK and quite a few in South Africa, Germany and Russia which is a surprise. Highest density in Montserrat of all places. 

 

My mothers surname is 169,074th commonest, 2151 people share the name, most prevalent in India, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UK, South Africa and the USA. Highest density in Montserrat again. 

 

Although the missus was born in Russia her Surname is most prevalent in Canada, USA, Brazil and Germany. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

There are 2,676 knob's in the World, mostly in Brazil. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

405,875th most common in the world.

 

648 of us, mostly in England.

 

Bit dull really, so it suits me.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

There are 2,676 knob's in the World, mostly in Brazil. 

 

Only 51 Flanges though.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Only 51 Flanges though.

 

Shit loads of bumming going on then. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Shit loads of bumming going on then. 

 

There are 237 Bummers, so fuck knows what the rest are doing.

[stringvest]

There are 2,676 knob's in the World, mostly in Brazil. 

 

 

I knew those adverts Pele did would pay off

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I knew those adverts Pele did would pay off

 

More Pele's live in Nigeria than Brazil, he's a fucking fraud. 

[Trumo]

There are 2,676 knob's in the World, mostly in Brazil. 

 

I knew those adverts Pele did would pay off

 

They're all classed as unemployed because they're not working.

[Paul]

1,953,851st in the world. Approximately 37 people have it.

[KMD7]

1,012^thmost common surname in the world

 

 

Approximately 524,349 people bear this surname

 

 

Most prevalent in:United States

Highest density in:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha