Index Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Index Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Index Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

Index (95) may also be a first name.

Index Last Name Facts

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

The surname Index has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Index? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Index are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Index is also the 974,243rd most numerous forename globally, borne by 95 people.

This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Khost, where 88 percent reside and Paktia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Indek80139/
Indes8053/
Indec8023/
Indeg8020/
Indej807/
Indez803/
Hindes731,786/
Indeke73429/
Gindes73226/
Indest73162/
Indeck73150/
Indice73142/
Indise73102/
Indyke7392/
Gindek7350/
Indech7338/
Indese7334/
Jindes7325/
Indiek7325/
Indeks7316/
Indesh739/
Iendez736/
Jindek735/
Hindez733/
Indike733/
Indies732/
Indees732/
Hindek731/
Yindez731/
Indece731/
Aindes731/
Indedj731/
Indekc731/
Indesz731/
Undiex731/
Hindeg731/
Hendex730/
Indeche674,414/
Hindess6796/
Indighe6743/
Hindges6743/
Indeque6712/
Hindesh6710/
Indecks676/
Indeits672/
Hendiex672/
Indique671/
Yindeke671/
Gindesh671/
Uindice671/
Indeese671/
Hindech671/
Indeise671/
Indease671/
Hindise671/
Hindets671/
Jindesh671/
Hindeck671/
Indishe671/

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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 Index
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis