Generald Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Generald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Generald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Generald (30) may also be a first name.

Generald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Generald is borne by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Generald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Generald reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 30 people.

The last name Generald is most frequently used in Chad, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 13,592,199. Aside from Chad it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Generald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Generald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Generald surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Generald
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