Council Surname

52,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Maldives

Council Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Council Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7951:46,4995,658
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Nigeria3921:451,89523,088
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
England2471:225,57918,901
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Canada621:594,28449,093
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
India351:21,916,154310,282
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Wales101:309,45316,869
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Dominica11:75,891912
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1951:42,0244,909

Council (10,727) may also be a first name.

Council Last Name Facts

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

The surname Council (Bengali: কাউন্সিল) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Council? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,541st most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 748,439 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Council live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Council is also the 58,482nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 10,727 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7,795 people, or 1 in 46,499. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Council Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Council has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Council Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Council are 6.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Council earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $54,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Councill93608/
Counccil931/
Counciel930/
Concil92267/
Cuncil921/
Councl921/
Counsil86648/
Councel867/
Coumcil861/
Concill861/
Coungil860/
Conncil860/
Councell80378/
Counsill8010/
Chunchil801/
Counsiel801/
Coungill801/
Cauncill800/
Concel77215/
Consil77107/
Congil77102/
Cancil7769/
Kuncil7732/
Cuncel7725/
Koncil775/
Conjil773/
Counsl773/
Comcil770/
Chunchill752/
Counsel71733/
Choncel7153/
Conchel7110/
Consiel717/
Kounsil715/
Consuil715/
Congill712/
Kauncil712/
Caumcil712/
Canciel711/
Chancil711/
Konchil711/
Congiel711/
Conckel711/
Consill711/
Chungil711/
Concell710/
Cauncel710/
Canncil710/
Connsil710/
Counsell673,010/
Consigli671,527/
Kuncl67575/
Conchell6757/
Chunchel6714/
Chuensil6712/
Cooncell676/
Koundjil671/
Conkl671/
Consl671/
Kounchel671/
Choongil671/
Cancl671/
Cancield670/
Counkell670/
Cunchell670/
Conncell670/

Council Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Council in the Bengali language
কাউন্সিলka'unsila-

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Council Reference & Research

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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 Council
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