City Surname
Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname
City Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 629 | 1:122,071 | 11,346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 347 | 1:26,404 | 2,956 |
| Nigeria | 234 | 1:757,020 | 34,256 |
| Israel | 118 | 1:72,522 | 8,891 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
City (2,888) may also be a first name.
City Demographics
City Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
City Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name City Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname City (Arabic: ستي, Hindi: शहर, Oriya: ସିଟି) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name City? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 261,888th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,864,850 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of City live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. City is also the 135,248th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 2,888 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 122,071. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside, Fars Province, where 15 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Iran it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
City Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of City has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the City last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
City Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
City earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,095 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
City Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| City in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଟି | siti | - |
| City in the Hindi language | ||
| शहर | sahara | 66.67 |
| सीटी | siti | 22.81 |
| सिटी | siti | 5.26 |
| सीती | siti | 3.51 |
| सिती | siti | 1.75 |
| City in the Arabic language | ||
| ستي | sty | - |
| سيتي | syty | - |
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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 City
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