Action Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Malawi

Action Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Action Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2591:296,45821,077
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Action (2,536) may also be a first name.

Action Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Action Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Action occurs most in Iran. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Action? popularity and diffusion

It is the 573,706th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The surname Action is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Action live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 146,421st most frequent forename internationally It is held by 2,536 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 296,458. In Iran Action is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 44 percent live, Tehran Province, where 26 percent live and Hormozgan Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Iran it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.

Action Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Action has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Action Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Action earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $45,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auction926/
Actin919/
Actionnt861/
Addction861/
Actina8325/
Acting8313/
Acteon835/
Oction833/
Gactin831/
Aktion831/
Haictin77186/
Octijon772/
Gaictin772/
Acthien772/
Aktaion771/
Octiong771/
Actting770/
Aktin73740/
Agtin7320/
Octin7312/
Acten732/
Achtiaan714/
Haugtion711/
Agting67842/
Agtina67328/
Octina6788/
Aktina6781/
Hoctin6751/
Octing6748/
Aktien6721/
Aztian6712/
Agtian6710/
Aktian675/
Aktionova675/
Acthen674/
Akhtin674/
Agtind673/
Augtin673/
Octeon671/
Ackten671/
Octhin671/
Hacten670/

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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
  • 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 Action
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