Eight Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Eight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Eight (109) may also be a first name.

Eight Last Name Facts

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

Eight (Arabic: ايغت) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eight? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Eight is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Eight reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 109 people.

The surname Eight is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 1,279,709. In Iran Eight is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 48 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 27 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Height912,782/
Eights9130/
Eiight911/
Eght891/
Ight890/
Heights8318/
Heightz830/
Heighte830/
Hight808,085/
Eigeh801/
Aight801/
Heght801/
Gight800/
Heuightt770/
Haight7310,500/
Hights73159/
Ejighe7326/
Hoeght7320/
Huight738/
Heighe737/
Hieght735/
Heighs735/
Heiget733/
Jinght733/
Hoight733/
Ennght733/
Heghts732/
Aighte731/
Eiughe731/
Eyighe731/
Ajight731/
Henght730/
Highte730/
Ehiaghe67703/
Eige67108/
Haights674/
Igdt672/
Egch671/
Igxh671/
Hieghtt671/
Ighz671/
Eghs671/
Haiight671/
Eghj671/
Ehioghe671/
Egdh671/
Egjt671/
Igdh671/
Ighh671/
Egkh671/
Eixh671/
Eghd671/
Owenght670/
Eiggett670/
Haieght670/

Eight Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eight in the Arabic language
ايغتayght-

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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 Eight
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