Albans Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Albans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Albans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:267,87521,171
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Albans (88) may also be a first name.

Albans Last Name Facts

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

Albans (Russian: Альбанс) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Albans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 806,178th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Albans reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles. Albans is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name on earth, held by 88 people.

The last name Albans is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 267,875. In England Albans is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 35 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 29 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Albans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Albans has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Albans last name increased 473 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Albans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Albans surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Albans earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $48,383 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albanse928/
Galbans925/
Albanss921/
Allbans920/
Albons83165/
Albanz8328/
Alvans835/
Alwans830/
Galvans7782/
Albance779/
Albonse771/
Albanch771/
Halbons771/
Goulbans713/
Halbouns712/
Albhonse711/
Albanche711/
Alvons6713/
Goulbansh673/
Asselbons672/
Elbons671/
Haselbaums632/
Olbanje626/
Galvons622/
Aluance622/
Alvanze621/
Galvanz621/
Alvance621/
Allweins5713/
Alwaince571/

Albans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albans in the Russian language
Альбансalbans-

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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
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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 Albans
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