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 last name A (Russian: Аъ) is borne by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: À or Á. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name A? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,776th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,566 people. This last name is primarily found 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. A is also the 704th most numerous first name internationally, held by 1,179,543 people.
It is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 157,414 people, or 1 in 8,686. Not including China it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Vietnam, where 16 percent are found.
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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