February Surname

83,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

February Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

February Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5951:15,0701,900
Egypt1,7391:52,8675,115
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England511:1,092,51152,584
Guyana501:15,2442,051
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Australia311:870,82953,581
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Israel201:427,88233,464
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia31:803,13415,170
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

February (906) may also be a first name.

February Last Name Facts

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

February (Arabic: فبراير) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name February? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 83,921st most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,264,760 people. The surname February is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of February are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 269,579th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 906 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,595 people, or 1 in 15,070. In South Africa February is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 81 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 7 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

February Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of February has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the February last name increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

February Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the February surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount February earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning R 261,780 per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning $34,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Februar9379/
Februry931/
Februari88200/
Febraury885/
Feburary883/
Febrar862/
Februarie821,437/
Februario821/
Februarié821/
Febraro8071/
Febrari801/
Febriar801/
Febrara801/
Febbruario785/
Febbraro751,503/
Febbrari75448/
Febriari75124/
Febryery755/
Febriaru752/
Feburaro751/
Feberaro751/
Febrer712,830/
Febbrarro7111/
Fubrar714/
Febraurie712/
Fabrar711/
Feburarie711/
Febrero673,237/
Febrera67216/
Febrira6723/
Febrori6710/
Fyabrar674/
Febriro673/
Vebrair671/
Fiebrer671/
Fibrara671/
Fubrara671/
Fubriar671/

February Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
February in the Arabic language
فبرايرfbrayr-

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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
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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 February
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