General Surname

26,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

General Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

General Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,8981:25,9723,531
Egypt3,0511:30,1333,273
Ghana2,7021:10,0001,345
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Chile7461:23,6151,422
United States6761:536,18244,521
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Canada3871:95,20810,366
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Brazil2861:748,51227,308
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
Turkey2371:328,36021,044
Nigeria2331:760,26934,383
Argentina2101:203,54016,841
Germany1781:452,27840,070
India1161:6,612,633149,434
Cayman Islands861:743115
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Panama691:56,6992,645
Portugal661:157,8526,835
England631:884,41445,970
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Guatemala481:335,0564,665
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
France241:2,767,613196,808
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
China201:68,366,0783,721
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

The alternate forms: Generál (56), Geńeral (1), Général (28) & Gènèral (1) are calculated separately.

General (27,813) may also be a first name.

General Last Name Facts

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

The last name General (Arabic: جنرال, Hindi: जनरल) is most common in The Philippines. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Generál, Geńeral, Général or Gènèral. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name General? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,512th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 359,045 people. The surname General occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of General reside; 19 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 19 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. General is also the 29,534th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 27,813 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,898 people, or 1 in 25,972. In The Philippines General is most numerous in: Bicol, where 16 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it exists in 136 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent reside and Ghana, where 13 percent reside.

General Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of General has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 carrying the surname is principally 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

General Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
General in the Hindi language
जनरलjanarala-
General in the Arabic language
جنرالjnral-

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Footnotes

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