Five Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Five Surname User-submission:

An Americanized version of the German surnames Feil or Pfeil, referring to a filemaker (from Middle High German vīle, 'file') or an arrowsmith (a shortened variant of Pfeil, 'arrow').

Five Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5391:28,6424,405
Iran4681:164,06514,072
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Norway1001:51,4237,375
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Fivé (18) are calculated separately.

Five (830) may also be a first name.

Five Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Americanized version of the German surnames Feil or Pfeil, referring to a filemaker (from Middle High German vīle, 'file') or an arrowsmith (a shortened variant of Pfeil, 'arrow').

- ethantownsend

Five Last Name Facts

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

The surname Five is most common in Zimbabwe. It can occur as: Fivé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Five? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 273,923rd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. Five is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Five are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Five is also the 283,475th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 830 people.

The last name Five is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 28,642. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 28 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Five Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Five has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Five last name contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Five Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Five earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning 333,371 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 64.89% less than the national average, earning R 83,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fivé9218/
Fivet89604/
Fieve89435/
Fives89390/
Fivey89188/
Fivez89181/
Faive89109/
Fivie8942/
Fiver8933/
Foive8921/
Fiove892/
Fitve891/
Feive891/
Faivet8069/
Faiver8059/
Fievee8026/
Feivet8018/
Feitve8011/
Faives804/
Faivey802/
Feivey801/
Feiver801/
Feivez801/
Fiverr801/
Feived800/
Fievey800/
Feivei800/
Fave752,285/
Vive751,445/
Feve75805/
Fiva75283/
Fuve7595/
Fivi7528/
Fibe7523/
Fève759/
Fiwe753/
Fjve751/
Fivj751/
Fiveash731,728/
Fisvher731/
Feievet731/
Faiivee731/
Faiivie731/
Pfeiver730/
Fever67978/
Fiovi67947/
Fauve67535/
Favey67458/
Vivie67236/
Vaive67225/
Faiva67197/
Faave67171/
Faibe67141/
Foibe67138/
Fyvey67105/
Fihue6798/
Fiber6777/
Fyver6773/
Feves6768/
Fevez6764/
Füves6753/
Fiebe6750/
Faiwe6746/
Fieba6731/
Vivey6721/
Fiobe6721/
Fivis6719/
Vieve6719/
Fibes6715/
Febie6714/
Fiebi6712/
Fevet6712/
Favea6710/
Fevie679/
Pfeve679/
Feibe678/
Foiva678/
Fievé678/
Fijue676/
Vivee675/
Fyveh675/
Fiwei673/
Favee673/
Fiwey672/
Favei672/
Fuwie672/
Fouve672/
Pfuve671/
Fiveejst671/
Fevhe671/
Fiewi671/
Faivi671/
Fuvei671/
Vhive671/
Feiva671/
Voive671/
Vuive671/
Féver671/
Fuivi671/
Fayve671/
Feiwe671/
Feuve671/
Fibet671/
Fibey671/
Fivér671/
Fibie671/
Fewie671/
Fivyt671/
Faeve671/
Fiviy670/
Fibee670/
Fevey670/
Pfiva670/
Feeve670/
Fiviz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Five
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