Family Surname
Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname
Family Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 582 | 1:33,163 | 2,088 |
| Iran | 444 | 1:172,934 | 14,551 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Family (4,755) may also be a first name.
Family Demographics
Average Family Salary in
England
£20,583
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Familiy | 92 | 28 | / |
| Familey | 92 | 5 | / |
| Familya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Familyo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Famioly | 92 | 1 | / |
| Familyz | 92 | 0 | / |
| Familys | 92 | 0 | / |
| Familaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| D'Family | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fatmaily | 86 | 2 | / |
| Familych | 86 | 1 | / |
| Famili | 83 | 1,094 | / |
| Famely | 83 | 259 | / |
| Famila | 83 | 175 | / |
| Famile | 83 | 40 | / |
| Famyly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Familia | 77 | 8,376 | / |
| Familie | 77 | 128 | / |
| Familio | 77 | 103 | / |
| Fameila | 77 | 13 | / |
| Familet | 77 | 8 | / |
| Familii | 77 | 8 | / |
| Familoa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Familis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Famaile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famiela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fameyly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Familer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faamaile | 71 | 7 | / |
| Familets | 71 | 5 | / |
| Familich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Famielia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famiglie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famailli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahmieli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fameli | 67 | 663 | / |
| Famela | 67 | 292 | / |
| Famele | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vamile | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fomila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vamili | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fomely | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fa'amaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famiła | 67 | 1 | / |
Family Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Family in the Arabic language | ||
| العائلي | alayly | - |
| فاميلي | famyly | - |
| عائلي | ayly | - |
| الاهل | alahl | - |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis