Harlison Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Harlison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harlison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Harlison (185) may also be a first name.

Harlison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harlison is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harlison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harlison is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Harlison is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Harlison live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 185 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Other than Malawi Harlison occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Liberia, where 11 percent are found.

Harlison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harlison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Harlison surname contracted 83 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 Harlison
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