Also Surname
Approximately 2,570 people bear this surname
Also Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,363 | 1:14,081 | 969 |
| Nigeria | 696 | 1:254,515 | 14,670 |
| Spain | 243 | 1:192,395 | 13,326 |
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Uruguay | 22 | 1:155,989 | 13,535 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Alsó (17) & Alsò (1) are calculated separately.
Also (1,198) may also be a first name.
Also Demographics
Average Also Salary in
United States
$36,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Also Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Also Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Also (Hindi: आल्सो) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Alsó or Alsò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Also? popularity and diffusion
Also is the 168,194th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,835,621 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Also live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. Also is also the 228,921st most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 1,198 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 14,081. In Niger Also is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 35 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 25 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Niger it is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.
Also Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Also has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Also surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Also Last Name Statistics demography
Also earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $36,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Also Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Also in the Hindi language | ||
| आल्सो | also | 33.33 |
| आलसो | alaso | 33.33 |
| अलसो | alaso | 33.33 |
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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 Also
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