Average Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Canada

Average Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Average Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Average (532) may also be a first name.

Average Last Name Facts

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

The surname Average is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Average? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Average occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Average are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Average is also the 365,707th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 532 people.

Average is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Average is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and China, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Averhage93104/
Haverage931/
Everage861,545/
Aberage8613/
Avarage865/
Overhage80833/
Havarage80192/
Overgage8036/
Evereage801/
Eveerage801/
Aavarage801/
Aberaghe801/
Averidge800/
Gaveraghi751/
Overhager751/
Haveridge750/
Aberagi71239/
Avaragi715/
Averose712/
Averaza711/
Aberase711/
Abirage711/
Aberaze711/
Everoge711/
Aberaga711/
Haveracher710/
Evirage710/
Everege710/
Havaragi671,377/
Oberhage6748/
Aberangi6713/
Aberache672/
Averrose671/
Avaragay671/
Averouse671/
Hovarage671/
Haveregi671/
Aveiroga671/

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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 Average
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis