Division Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Division Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Division Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Division (172) may also be a first name.

Division Last Name Facts

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

The surname Division is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Division? popularity and diffusion

The surname Division is the 1,674,734th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Division are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Division is also the 696,764th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 172 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 2,530,956. In The Philippines Division is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 48 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 30 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Division is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Division
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis