A Surname
Approximately 309,237 people bear this surname
A Surname Definition:
A... is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: (prefix) A sign of respect when hailing an older person (e.g To show respect to David, one would typically address him as A david, pronounced aahDavid).
A Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 157,414 | 1:8,686 | 211 |
| India | 76,954 | 1:9,968 | 841 |
| Vietnam | 51,012 | 1:1,816 | 135 |
| Comoros | 5,835 | 1:128 | 19 |
| Iran | 3,144 | 1:24,422 | 3,070 |
| Egypt | 2,746 | 1:33,480 | 3,548 |
| Iraq | 2,206 | 1:15,876 | 1,031 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,952 | 1:4,694 | 595 |
| Bangladesh | 1,802 | 1:88,433 | 3,976 |
| Taiwan | 1,630 | 1:14,383 | 227 |
| Afghanistan | 979 | 1:32,843 | 1,346 |
| Syria | 768 | 1:25,132 | 1,715 |
| South Korea | 707 | 1:72,476 | 156 |
| Yemen | 541 | 1:48,845 | 3,930 |
| Japan | 332 | 1:385,073 | 12,641 |
| Cameroon | 302 | 1:68,772 | 8,648 |
| Cambodia | 178 | 1:87,006 | 2,271 |
| Haiti | 161 | 1:66,360 | 3,693 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Guinea | 85 | 1:139,221 | 930 |
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| Curaçao | 47 | 1:3,346 | 74 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: À (28) & Á (5) are calculated separately.
A (1,179,543) may also be a first name.
A Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A... is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: (prefix) A sign of respect when hailing an older person (e.g To show respect to David, one would typically address him as A david, pronounced aahDavid).
A Demographics
Average A Salary in
Canada
$53,160 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
A Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name A Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname A (Russian: Аъ) is found most in China. It can be rendered as a variant: À or Á. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name A? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,776th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 23,566 people. The last name A occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of A are found; 52 percent are found in East Asia and 51 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 704th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 1,179,543 people.
The surname is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 157,414 people, or 1 in 8,686. Besides China this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Vietnam, where 16 percent live.
A Last Name Statistics demography
The amount A earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 50.06% more than the national average, earning $34,066,300 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 48.11% less than the national average, earning 42,775,700 ₫ per year and in Canada they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $53,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha | 67 | 1,653,060 | / |
| Ai | 67 | 893,472 | / |
| Au | 67 | 231,186 | / |
| Ja | 67 | 154,504 | / |
| Ay | 67 | 132,927 | / |
| Ga | 67 | 110,240 | / |
| As | 67 | 103,546 | / |
| At | 67 | 32,878 | / |
| Az | 67 | 21,404 | / |
| Aa | 67 | 15,654 | / |
| Ah | 67 | 14,859 | / |
| Ad | 67 | 13,919 | / |
| Ap | 67 | 12,228 | / |
| Aj | 67 | 5,435 | / |
| Ea | 67 | 4,674 | / |
| Oa | 67 | 2,994 | / |
| Ağ | 67 | 1,737 | / |
| Aç | 67 | 388 | / |
| Ač | 67 | 180 | / |
| Aš | 67 | 42 | / |
| À | 67 | 28 | / |
| Á | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aȗ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aï | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ȑa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ȗa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ḅa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ać | 67 | 1 | / |
A Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| A in the Russian language | ||
| Аъ | a | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 A
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