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 Male Family Height
177.96 cm
Average Female Family Height
161.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Family Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Family Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Family (Arabic: العائلي) is more frequently found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Family.
How Common Is The Last Name Family? popularity and diffusion
It is the 229,706th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,133,605 people. The last name Family is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Family reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 99,245th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 4,755 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 33,163. In Syria it is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Barring Syria this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.
Family Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Family has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Family Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Family last name is predominantly 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
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