Imperial Surname
Approximately 29,714 people bear this surname
Imperial Surname User-submission:
It is a Spanish or Portuguese surname from the Italian surname Imperiale, that originated from Genoa and taken to Spain in the 16th century. It means 'empire'.
Imperial Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 19,039 | 1:5,317 | 435 |
| Angola | 4,535 | 1:5,951 | 818 |
| United States | 1,794 | 1:202,040 | 19,855 |
| Mexico | 1,510 | 1:82,203 | 3,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Brazil | 442 | 1:484,331 | 18,300 |
| Italy | 340 | 1:179,873 | 26,803 |
| Uruguay | 276 | 1:12,434 | 1,398 |
| France | 176 | 1:377,402 | 56,030 |
| Argentina | 155 | 1:275,764 | 22,190 |
| Spain | 154 | 1:303,585 | 18,224 |
| Canada | 143 | 1:257,661 | 24,352 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Impérial (4) are calculated separately.
Imperial (340) may also be a first name.
Imperial Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Spanish or Portuguese surname from the Italian surname Imperiale, that originated from Genoa and taken to Spain in the 16th century. It means 'empire'.
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Average Imperial Salary in
United States
$48,173 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Imperial Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imperial Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Imperial is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Impérial. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imperial? popularity and diffusion
The last name Imperial is the 18,551st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 245,256 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Imperial live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 473,685th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 340 people.
Imperial is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 19,039 people, or 1 in 5,317. In The Philippines Imperial is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 24 percent live, Calabarzon, where 21 percent live and National Capital Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Imperial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Imperial has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Imperial last name expanded 12,814 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Imperial Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Imperial surname are 3.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Imperial earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $48,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $54,076 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impérial | 96 | 4 | / |
| Imperiale | 94 | 4,551 | / |
| Imperrial | 94 | 5 | / |
| Immperial | 94 | 2 | / |
| Imperioal | 94 | 1 | / |
| Imperialle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Emperial | 88 | 189 | / |
| Impereal | 88 | 10 | / |
| Impirial | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ymperial | 88 | 4 | / |
| Inperial | 88 | 2 | / |
| Imperyal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Emperiale | 82 | 21 | / |
| Ymperiale | 82 | 6 | / |
| Impériale | 82 | 3 | / |
| Imperioll | 82 | 1 | / |
| Imperiole | 82 | 1 | / |
| Inperiale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Imperihold | 78 | 1 | / |
| Empirial | 75 | 7 | / |
| Empereal | 75 | 3 | / |
| Enperial | 75 | 1 | / |
| Impireal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Empireal | 63 | 3 | / |
| Geberial | 63 | 2 | / |
| Empyreal | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hgeberial | 59 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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