Five Surname
Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 539 | 1:28,642 | 4,405 |
| Iran | 468 | 1:164,065 | 14,072 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Norway | 100 | 1:51,423 | 7,375 |
| South Africa | 85 | 1:637,385 | 47,411 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
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').
- ethantownsendFive Demographics
Average Five Salary in
England
£30,800
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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.
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Footnotes
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