Family Forename
99,245th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 4,755 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand
Family Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | - | 1,029 | 1:4,408 | 646 |
| Canada | - | 503 | 1:65,872 | 3,942 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 458 | 1:348,169 | 14,530 |
| Nigeria | 59% | 433 | 1:410,079 | 13,741 |
| Liberia | 95% | 312 | 1:14,141 | 1,096 |
| United States | - | 305 | 1:1,188,646 | 23,494 |
| Afghanistan | 96% | 289 | 1:112,884 | 3,724 |
| Egypt | 100% | 282 | 1:325,890 | 10,093 |
| Zambia | 100% | 146 | 1:108,594 | 4,930 |
| England | - | 123 | 1:452,056 | 9,976 |
| Russia | 83% | 90 | 1:1,602,597 | 11,660 |
| Tanzania | 92% | 89 | 1:593,127 | 15,656 |
| South Africa | 72% | 76 | 1:717,535 | 30,512 |
| Zimbabwe | 74% | 69 | 1:223,534 | 13,015 |
| India | 100% | 69 | 1:17,606,927 | 434,759 |
| Malta | - | 45 | 1:9,541 | 977 |
| Netherlands | 57% | 32 | 1:528,190 | 12,575 |
| France | 100% | 30 | 1:2,215,678 | 12,524 |
| Germany | 75% | 29 | 1:3,333,720 | 15,797 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 27 | 1:7,198,433 | 59,826 |
| Indonesia | - | 26 | 1:9,921,680 | 317,188 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Hong Kong | - | 14 | 1:553,766 | 4,519 |
| Kazakhstan | 80% | 14 | 1:1,267,632 | 12,179 |
| Singapore | - | 13 | 1:483,620 | 11,161 |
| Israel | 100% | 12 | 1:700,243 | 11,627 |
| Philippines | 50% | 12 | 1:8,834,123 | 129,598 |
| Brazil | 100% | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| Colombia | - | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Thailand | - | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Italy | 62% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Belarus | - | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Uganda | 75% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Wales | - | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Sweden | - | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Peru | - | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Wallis and Futuna | - | 1 | 1:13,529 | 157 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
Family (1,763) may also be a surname.
Family Forename Popularity
Family Demographics
Average Male Family Height
173.64 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 33 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Familiy | 92 | 22 | / |
| Familya | 92 | 22 | / |
| Familey | 92 | 13 | / |
| Fammily | 92 | 10 | / |
| Faimily | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ffamily | 92 | 2 | / |
| Famaily | 92 | 2 | / |
| Familoy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Famiely | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fasmily | 92 | 1 | / |
| Familay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Familhy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Famioly | 92 | 1 | / |
| Famitly | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fahmily | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ffam'ily | 86 | 1 | / |
| Famile | 83 | 4,225 | / |
| Famila | 83 | 1,000 | / |
| Famili | 83 | 173 | / |
| Famely | 83 | 10 | / |
| Vamily | 83 | 8 | / |
| Famyly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fomily | 83 | 1 | / |
| Familj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Familia | 77 | 3,784 | / |
| Familie | 77 | 2,955 | / |
| Faimila | 77 | 38 | / |
| Famiela | 77 | 11 | / |
| Familee | 77 | 9 | / |
| Faumila | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fhamila | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fameila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Famaila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phamily | 77 | 4 | / |
| Familet | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fahmile | 77 | 3 | / |
| Familis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faimili | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fahmili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fammili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famiole | 77 | 1 | / |
| Familio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Familha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Familaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famihla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feamila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamiely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamiliy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Familes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famiula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fammila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Familih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fmilo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faimilih | 71 | 10 | / |
| Famiglie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Faamaile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fameilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fhamiela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foumilyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fammiele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Familağa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Familesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famiĭlia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahamila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahmeila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faihmila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hfamilie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famiulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Familiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famela | 67 | 2,494 | / |
| Vamile | 67 | 214 | / |
| Fameli | 67 | 24 | / |
| Famele | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vamili | 67 | 10 | / |
| Famyla | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fomila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fomili | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vamely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vpfaimila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phamgilay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foumilaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fàmili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famllw | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Family