Import Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Qatar

Import Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Import Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Import (87) may also be a first name.

Import Last Name Facts

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

Import is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Import? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Import are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Import is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 87 people.

The last name Import is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Import is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 16 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Import Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Import has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Importe9225/
Imports926/
Impor918/
Impert83144/
Inport833/
Jimpor832/
Emport832/
Impart831/
Impore831/
Emporte771/
Ibort73142/
Empor7347/
Inpor735/
Impar731/
Haimpour714/
Hinporte711/
Hainport710/
Empert6753/
Iborte6752/
Empart6734/
Empore6728/
Inpert674/
Gempor673/
Jimpar672/
Inpord671/
Yimpar671/
Ympert671/
Uimpar671/
Ibourt671/
Umpert671/
Unport670/

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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
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  • 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 Import
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