Committee Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Committee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Committee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
China301:45,577,3862,472
India111:69,733,217610,955
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Committee (87) may also be a first name.

Committee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Committee is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Committee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Committee live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Committee is also the 1,024,927th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 87 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 54 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 46 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 19 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

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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
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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 Committee
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