Dominion Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dominion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dominion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2841:623,74229,581
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Dominion (1,171) may also be a first name.

Dominion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dominion (Russian: Доминион) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dominion? popularity and diffusion

Dominion is the 872,430th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dominion are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dominion is also the 232,087th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 1,171 people.

The surname Dominion is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 623,742. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 12 percent are found, Delta, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Dominion Last Name Statistics demography

Dominion earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.17% less than the national average, earning R 61,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dominion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dominion in the Russian language
Доминионdominion-

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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 Dominion
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