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 last name Also (Hindi: आल्सो) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Alsó or Alsò. For other possible spellings of Also click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Also? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 168,194th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,835,621 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Also are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Also is also the 228,921st most numerous forename in the world, borne by 1,198 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 1,363 people, or 1 in 14,081. In Niger Also is most prevalent in: Diffa Region, where 35 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 25 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.
Also Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Also has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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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