Constant Surname

10,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Haiti

Constant Surname Definition:

1. A contraction of Constantine. 2. An honourable appellation denoting the constancy of the bearer. 3. A sobriquet applied to one who was regular and pertinacious in some habit or custom. I knew a person whose real name was Hastings, who was better known among his neighbours as ' Old Constant,' from the regularity with which he appeared at a certain time in a certain place.

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Constant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad13,4801:1,008179
Haiti12,9091:828123
France12,6531:5,250429
United States5,0261:72,1178,340
Canada1,6681:22,0903,027
Belgium1,4481:7,9401,100
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Brazil1,0631:201,3877,739
England8501:65,5517,614
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
South Africa5711:94,88211,585
Mauritius3841:3,368633
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Chile1761:100,0943,769
Netherlands1741:97,05315,823
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Ivory Coast1151:200,6198,596
Antigua and Barbuda1111:893156
Spain1001:467,52024,100
Cameroon961:216,34421,934
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Kenya781:592,05027,720
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Seychelles591:1,566351
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Wales461:67,2725,910
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Liberia241:183,68912,460
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Norway91:571,36544,190
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
China71:195,331,65210,124
Congo71:712,72815,723
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Dominica51:15,178463
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Gambia41:480,863548
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2771:87,9989,205
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:79,7128,404

Constant (62,131) may also be a first name.

Constant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. A contraction of Constantine. 2. An honourable appellation denoting the constancy of the bearer. 3. A sobriquet applied to one who was regular and pertinacious in some habit or custom. I knew a person whose real name was Hastings, who was better known among his neighbours as ' Old Constant,' from the regularity with which he appeared at a certain time in a certain place.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Constant Last Name Facts

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

Constant (Bengali: কনস্টান) is found most in Chad. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Constant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,277th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 133,123 people. Constant occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Constant are found; 27 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 15,424th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 62,131 people.

The surname Constant is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 13,480 people, or 1 in 1,008. Beside Chad Constant is found in 112 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 24 percent reside and France, where 23 percent reside.

Constant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Constant has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 798 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Constant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Constant last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Constant last name are 10.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Constant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 65.46% more than the national average, earning 572,624 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,452 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.83% less than the national average, earning R 209,520 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning $41,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Constant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Constant in the Bengali language
কনস্টানkanastana-

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