Control Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Control Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Control Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Control (101) may also be a first name.

Control Last Name Facts

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

The last name Control occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Control click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Control? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Control are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Control is also the 940,641st most numerous forename at a global level, held by 101 people.

The surname Control is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Afghanistan, where 10 percent live.

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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 Control
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