Answer Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Answer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Jamaica | 64 | 1:44,843 | 2,739 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
Answer (1,079) may also be a first name.
Answer Demographics
Answer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Answer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Answer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Answer (Bengali: আনসার, Oriya: ଆନସାର) is most common in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Answer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Answer is the 846,108th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Answer reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Answer is also the 243,209th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,079 people.
The surname Answer is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Jamaica, where 20 percent are found.
Answer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Answer has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Answer surname grew 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Answer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganswer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Answerth | 86 | 59 | / |
| Ansver | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ansuer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Answir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ainswerth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Anzwere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hansber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gansuer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanswirt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamswert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hanswirth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ainswirth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Onsber | 67 | 0 | / |
| Anjuere | 62 | 124 | / |
| Anzouer | 62 | 5 | / |
| Hanxber | 62 | 2 | / |
| Anjouer | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ansuire | 62 | 1 | / |
| Anchver | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hansbir | 62 | 1 | / |
| Anjuerre | 57 | 1 | / |
| Amswirth | 57 | 0 | / |
| Onswirth | 57 | 0 | / |
| Heinsberh | 53 | 5 | / |
Answer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Answer in the Bengali language | ||
| আনসার | anasara | - |
| Answer in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆନସାର | anasara | - |
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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 Answer
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