Eighteen Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Eighteen Surname Definition:

From the number-though it is difficult to account for its adoption as a name. We have, however, several analogous surnames.

Eighteen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:341,82924,929
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Eighteen (57) may also be a first name.

Eighteen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the number-though it is difficult to account for its adoption as a name. We have, however, several analogous surnames.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eighteen Last Name Facts

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

Eighteen is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eighteen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eighteen is the 1,067,497th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Eighteen are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. Eighteen is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 341,829. In England it is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 26 percent are found, Greater London, where 21 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Eighteen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eighteen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Eighteen surname rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eighteen Last Name Statistics demography

Eighteen earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.38% less than the national average, earning R 39,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eighten9311/
Eightein881/
Heighten881/
Heightein820/
Highten800/
Heightowen780/
Hieghten751/
Henghten750/
Haighten750/
Aghten7119/
Hightowen711/
Aghthen670/
Aughten670/
Oughten670/
Houghten63157/
Haughten635/
Hightain631/
Hightaian5911/
Ageesteen592/
Houghthen591/
Houghtein591/
Ageestn533/
Aghtain531/
Houghtn530/
Haughtin500/
Houghtin500/

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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
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  • 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 Eighteen
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