Infant Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Infant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the infant'; compare Child, Ayre, and Eyre.

William le Enfant, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Enfaunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Infant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Infant (500) may also be a first name.

Infant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the infant'; compare Child, Ayre, and Eyre.

William le Enfant, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Enfaunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English), Child. Arms: Three boys' heads.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Infant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Infant (Marathi: इन्फन्ट) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Infant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,359,010th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. Infant is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Infant are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Infant is also the 379,225th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 500 people.

The last name Infant is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 7,670,654. In India Infant is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 71 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Kerala, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India Infant is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Infant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Infant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Infant surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Infant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Infant surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Infante92147,334/
Innfant921/
Infan91215/
Yinfante863/
Infantte862/
Innfante862/
Hinfante862/
Infang8383/
Enfant8336/
Hinfan8317/
Infane834/
Infand833/
Jinfan833/
Ainfan831/
Infamt831/
Ynfant831/
Imfant831/
Infantova803/
Ynfante776,191/
Enfante77143/
Jinfang7735/
Imfante7715/
Infamte776/
Enfants776/
Yinfang775/
Infonte774/
Infatem771/
Yinfane771/
Imfan7318/
Infon731/
Enfan731/
Infanova713/
Ainfatin711/
Inphan67268/
Infong6779/
Genfan6720/
Enfont6716/
Imfang6710/
Ynfantova676/
Yimfan674/
Hinfon673/
Infainova671/
Henfan671/
Jimfan671/
Enfang670/

Infant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Infant in the Marathi language
इन्फन्टinphanta75
इन्फान्तinphanta25

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