Distance Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Distance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Distance (135) may also be a first name.
Distance Demographics
Distance Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Distance Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Distance Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Distance is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Distance? popularity and diffusion
The surname Distance is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Distance are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. Distance is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 135 people.
The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Distance is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 100 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Panama, where 11 percent reside.
Distance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Distance has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Distance last name decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Distance Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Distance
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