Building Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Building Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Building Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Building (140) may also be a first name.

Building Last Name Facts

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

Building occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Building? popularity and diffusion

The last name Building is the 2,091,648th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Building are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 781,395th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 140 people.

Building is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,968,783. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Hormozgan Province, where 59 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 36 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 3 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Building Last Name Statistics demography

Building earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.92% less than the national average, earning R 95,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buildings942/
Bulding93281/
Bilding9332/
Buildin933/
Boulding881,262/
Baulding88170/
Bildings8825/
Buylding8818/
Billding881/
Bielding880/
Bhulding880/
Buldin86574/
Bolding806,823/
Bouldin804,767/
Belding802,780/
Buldina80606/
Bauldin8032/
Vilding8029/
Bildeng808/
Bulldin803/
Builden802/
Bulddin801/
Bildinc801/
Bldng773/
Whilding75175/
Weilding75149/
Boldingh75115/
Wielding7521/
Vaulding7518/
Bouldien7516/
Bhauldin7514/
Beldings751/
Bealding751/
Beldging751/
Bellding750/
Beelding750/
Waulding750/
Boelding750/
Boldin714,656/
Bulden7132/
Buldyn7125/
Bahauldin7110/
Bouldn715/
Buldinova714/
Boldng711/
Boieldien711/
Buldne710/
Whielding710/
Boulden672,661/
Velding67140/
Volding67130/
Wolding6792/
Bahaulddin6753/
Buldyna6734/
Baildinova6733/
Vauldin6730/
Vølding6721/
Boldien6713/
Baulden6710/
Boyildinne679/
Bildinkova675/
Bholdin675/
Boldeng674/
Vildink672/
Boilden671/
Vildäng671/
Bolddin671/
Bailden670/
Beulden670/

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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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  • 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 Building
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