Current Surname

122,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Current Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Current Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2831:110,40512,029
Iran2531:303,48821,413
Canada721:511,74443,418
India211:36,526,923420,161
Liberia141:314,89517,893
England141:3,979,861125,553
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
China91:151,924,6187,954
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

Current (481) may also be a first name.

Current Last Name Facts

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

The surname Current (Arabic: كرنت) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Current click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Current? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,425th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,951,150 people. The surname Current is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Current reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Current is also the 387,696th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 481 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,283 people, or 1 in 110,405. In The United States Current is primarily found in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Current Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Current has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 753 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Current Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Current last name are 21.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Current earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning $65,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courrent93106/
Currente9310/
Currents931/
Curren923,219/
Curent924/
Corrent86489/
Curreen86188/
Currien8645/
Kurrent8644/
Curient8628/
Courren8621/
Curremt862/
Courent862/
Currenc861/
Currenn861/
Curen83166/
Currn835/
Courrenq8011/
Jurrents801/
Correntt801/
Caurente801/
Courient800/
Currin775,940/
Curien77803/
Kurent77589/
Corren77178/
Corent7712/
Cureng7711/
Curzen777/
Kurren775/
Currén774/
Couren773/
Curntt773/
Surent773/
Cureen772/
Cauren772/
Cuiren771/
Cutren770/
Curryn770/
Currem770/
Cusren770/
Jurent770/
Currintte750/
Curn7379/
Courenq7152/
Courrin7145/
Currion7137/
Jurente7135/
Cautren7120/
Corrien7120/
Curreem7116/
Currinn7113/
Saurent7111/
Correen718/
Kurrien718/
Coutren713/
Corient712/
Currihn712/
Kurente711/
Coureng711/
Churend711/
Seurent711/
Cuthren711/
Corrint711/
Corentt711/
Kcurrin711/
Kaurren711/
Curring711/
Corrzen710/
Curzeen710/
Courien710/
Correnn710/
Corrnth710/
Cournth710/
Curnntt710/
Currind710/
Coureen710/
Curin674,204/
Coren671,554/
Kuren67503/
Cauthren67107/
Curne6758/
Couthren6754/
Sourient6724/
Curín6710/
Kurenths674/
Curnn674/
Jaurente672/
Cornt672/
Curem672/
Curnk671/
Curyn671/
Courn671/
Kaurreen671/
Curng670/
Cauttren670/
Cuirn670/
Corrn670/

Current Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Current in the Arabic language
كرنتkrnt-

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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 Current
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