Commander Surname

204,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iran

Commander Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the commander'; compare commodore. I was surprised, on referring to the London Directory, to find the surname still in existence.

William le Cummandur, or Comandur, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Commander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0241:172,99110,695
Iran5731:134,00112,168
England3011:185,11016,566
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Wales221:140,66110,115
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Commander (912) may also be a first name.

Commander Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the commander'; compare commodore. I was surprised, on referring to the London Directory, to find the surname still in existence.

William le Cummandur, or Comandur, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Randolph Comander, of Preston, 1701: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Ralph Commander, of Preston, 1744: ibid.

1603. Buried — James Comaunder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1663. Charles Fleetwood, of Feltwell, Norfolk and Dame Mary Hartoppe, of Newington, Middlesex; alleged by Hercules Commander, of St. Faith's, London, gent.: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A leader in some enterprise. Le Comandur, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Commander Last Name Facts

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

Commander occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Commander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 204,843rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,595,237 people. Commander occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Commander reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Commander is also the 268,506th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 912 people.

Commander is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,024 people, or 1 in 172,991. In Nigeria Commander is primarily found in: Delta, where 35 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 28 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 28 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Commander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Commander has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Commander surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Commander Last Name Statistics demography

Commander earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $56,884 CAD per year.

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