Family Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Family Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Family Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria5821:33,1632,088
Iran4441:172,93414,551
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Kenya1391:332,22920,203
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Israel431:199,01519,367
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
England171:3,277,533109,658
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Family (4,755) may also be a first name.

Family Last Name Facts

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

The surname Family (Arabic: العائلي) has its highest incidence in Syria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Family? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,706th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,133,605 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Family are found; 39 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 99,245th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 4,755 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Syria, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 33,163. In Syria it is mostly concentrated in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Syria it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.

Family Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Family has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Family last name grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Family Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Familiy9228/
Familey925/
Familya924/
Familyo922/
Famioly921/
Familyz920/
Familys920/
Familaya862/
D'Family862/
Fatmaily862/
Familych861/
Famili831,094/
Famely83259/
Famila83175/
Famile8340/
Famyly831/
Familia778,376/
Familie77128/
Familio77103/
Fameila7713/
Familet778/
Familii778/
Familoa777/
Familis774/
Famaile771/
Famiela771/
Fameyly771/
Famelya771/
Familer771/
Faamaile717/
Familets715/
Familich712/
Famielia711/
Famiglie711/
Famailli711/
Fahmieli711/
Fameli67663/
Famela67292/
Famele6751/
Vamile678/
Fomila673/
Vamili673/
Fomely672/
Fa'amaile671/
Famiła671/

Family Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Family in the Arabic language
العائليalayly-
فاميليfamyly-
عائليayly-
الاهلalahl-

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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 Family
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