Citizen Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Citizen Surname Definition:

CITIZEN: A member of the commonwealth. The French have the same family name in Citoyen.

Citizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6091:595,17148,535
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Australia771:350,59429,558
India761:10,092,966194,472
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Citizen (1,078) may also be a first name.

Citizen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CITIZEN: A member of the commonwealth. The French have the same family name in Citoyen.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Citizen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Citizen is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Citizen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 260,043rd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,822,995 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Citizen live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Citizen is also the 243,369th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 1,078 people.

Citizen is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 595,171. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 34 percent live, Louisiana, where 34 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Citizen is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 32 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent live.

Citizen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Citizen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Citizen surname rose 998 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Citizen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Citizen surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Citizen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Citizent932/
Citizeen931/
Citizn921/
Cityzen864/
Citezen864/
Citizan862/
Citigen861/
Citizin861/
Sitizen860/
Sithizen801/
Chistisen750/
Kitisen717/
Gitisen717/
Sitisen715/
Citicon714/
Sitigen711/
Cetezen711/
Citecin711/
Citeson711/
Chitison6724/
Sittisen672/
Sithisen672/
Sitichen671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Citizen
  • 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