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Where Does The Last Name General Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

General (Arabic: جنرال, Hindi: जनरल) is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as: Generál, Geńeral, Général or Gènèral. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name General? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 26,512^th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 359,045 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of General reside; 19 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 19 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 29,534^th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 27,813 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,898 people, or 1 in 25,972. In The Philippines General is mostly found in: Bicol, where 16 percent live, Calabarzon, where 14 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 136 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

General Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of General has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the General surname increased 402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

General Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

The amount General earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 61.17% more than the national average, earning $69,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $44,853 CAD per year.