Currency Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Currency Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Currency Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines261:4,333560
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Currency (283) may also be a first name.

Currency Last Name Facts

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

The surname Currency is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Currency click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Currency? popularity and diffusion

Currency is the 1,391,595th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Currency reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 526,385th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 283 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 1,655,540. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 17 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Currence882,009/
Currens80895/
Curuncy809/
Creancy805/
Crenicy802/
Curence800/
Currance7522/
Corrence754/
Courancy752/
Currince751/
Gurrence751/
Curience751/
Caurence751/
Carrence750/
Guerency750/
Curens7144/
Crenci7138/
Courrance7124/
Crence7119/
Krency719/
Crancy714/
Grency711/
Crincy711/
Kurenchyi711/
Currns710/
Crensy710/
Carncy710/
Currans67351/
Carrens6793/
Carence6773/
Creance6748/
Currins6746/
Carenys6737/
Crencea6732/
Correnz6725/
Correns6718/
Corancy6712/
Curanzy678/
Carenci676/
Currnes674/
Gorency674/
Curunci673/
Chrincy673/
Crancey672/
Creonce672/
Chroncy671/
Crenoci671/
Curanci671/
Curenza671/
Krencey671/
Karency671/
Currons671/
Gurnscy671/
Gurensy671/
Cranscy671/
Carnecy671/
Curranz670/
Curwens670/
Curance670/
Crenice670/
Gurrens670/
Corence670/

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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
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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 Currency
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