Character Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Character Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Character Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:974,35272,340
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Character (66) may also be a first name.

Character Last Name Facts

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

Character is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Character.

How Common Is The Last Name Character? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Character reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Character is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 66 people.

The last name Character is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 974,352. In The United States Character is most common in: Georgia, where 56 percent reside, Alabama, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Character is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Character Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Character has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Character surname rose 1,127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Character Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Character surname are 29.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.27% registered to vote for the political party.

Character earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.01% less than the national average, earning $30,630 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caracter94249/
Carracter8915/
Charakter898/
Carácter822/
Caractèr821/
Kharakter7824/
Chorocter780/
Charakta7132/
Charaktis671/
Sarakte63212/
Saracti631/
Haragthy590/
Saragthie561/
Harasgthy560/
Sarokte50276/

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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 Character
  • 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