Innocent Surname

3,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Innocent Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Innocent.' No doubt originally connected with Childermas, or Holy Innocents' Day; compare Christmas, Midwinter, No well, all names given at the font, commemorative of the particular season wherein the child was born or baptized.

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Innocent Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi47,1581:20848
Nigeria35,2581:5,024658
Chad33,5071:40638
Rwanda22,0151:516105
Haiti17,0541:62687
Tanzania10,1401:5,221689
DR Congo2,4761:29,8383,738
Malawi2,4051:7,1181,037
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
United States1,4101:257,06324,315
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
France5831:113,93317,120
Uganda5171:75,5118,246
England4741:117,54911,971
Kenya4721:97,8398,619
Cameroon3321:62,5577,987
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Botswana2261:9,6771,775
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Saint Lucia1451:1,233234
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
Ivory Coast941:245,4399,826
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Benin261:397,52329,143
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Trinidad and Tobago221:61,9994,975
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Wales141:221,03813,576
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Liberia111:400,77620,681
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Congo81:623,63715,053
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3121:78,1268,460
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Innocent (877,959) may also be a first name.

Innocent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Innocent.' No doubt originally connected with Childermas, or Holy Innocents' Day; compare Christmas, Midwinter, No well, all names given at the font, commemorative of the particular season wherein the child was born or baptized.

John Innocent, Issue Roll. 44 Edward III.

Maud Innocent, Close Rolls, 4 Henry IV.

John Incent, 1505: Register of the University of Oxford.

1541. Buried — Edward Innocent: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1589. John Hannam and Elizabeth Incente, widow, of East Ham, Essex: Marriage Lic (London).

1621. Married — Symond Innocent and Isabell Askewe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Innocent is still a font-name on the Continent; compare 'Innocent Marizi, picture-frame manufacturer,' London Directory, 1874.

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

(Anglo-Latin) the Latin Innocentius (Ital. Innocenzio), a name assumed by several Popes [Latin innocens, -entis, harmless]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A personal name, which has been borne by several Popes.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Innocent; in the Domesday Book, Enisan, Enisant; personal name See Inerson. Enisant in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Innocent Demographics

Innocent Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Innocent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Innocent (Hindi: इन्नोसेन्ट, Marathi: इनोसेन्ट) is more frequently found in Burundi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Innocent? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,142nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,734 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Innocent live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Innocent is also the 1,059th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 877,959 people.

The surname is most widespread in Burundi, where it is carried by 47,158 people, or 1 in 208. Barring Burundi this surname occurs in 87 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Chad, where 19 percent live.

Innocent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Innocent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Innocent surname grew 141,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Innocent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Innocent surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Innocent last name are 21.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Innocent earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.27% less than the national average, earning $38,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Innocente944,005/
Innocient9428/
Innnocent9414/
Innoccent9410/
Innocents9410/
Innoceent946/
Innoscent946/
Innocenth945/
Innocentt945/
Innoocent944/
Ionnocent943/
Innoecent942/
Itnnocent941/
Hinnocent941/
Innocsent941/
Einnocent941/
Inocent933,711/
Innocen938/
Innocnt937/
Inocente8812,090/
Ynnocent88480/
Ennocent8837/
Innosent8837/
Innocend888/
Innacent887/
Inocient885/
Innucent884/
Inoccent883/
Inoocent882/
Innotent881/
Inocennt881/
Iennocnt881/
Inocents881/
Inoscent881/
Innocenn881/
Innochnt881/
Inocoent881/
Inocen8614/
D'Innocente84131/
Inoscente8212/
Ignocente824/
Innoshent821/
Innosente821/
Enocent8078/
Ynocent8064/
Inosent8042/
Innossente784/
Innon7755/
Inont771/
Ynocente75459/
Inosente7565/
Enocient759/
Inucente758/
Enocente757/
Innasent753/
Inozente752/
Inogente751/
Innazent751/
Innong71118/
Innone7194/
Ignont7179/
Hinnon7129/
Innoon717/
Yinnon717/
Ginnon715/
Innoun714/
Henocente711/
Innonc711/
Yinont711/
Innacheen711/
Inosen711/
Inonte711/
Innonn711/
Ynocen711/
Hinont711/
Jinnon710/
Hinnant673,390/
Inotsen67211/
Hingnon67132/
Jinnong6730/
Hinnoon679/
Inusent678/
Inachen678/
Innoune677/
Innante675/
Hinnone674/
Hinnong673/
Enosent673/
Hainnon672/
Hennont671/
Hinnoun671/
Imnacen671/
Ennacen671/
Ainnong671/
Jinnoun671/
Hinannt671/
Hinngon671/
Ginannt670/
Heinnon670/
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Innocent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Innocent in the Marathi language
इनोसेन्टinosenta50
इनोसंटinosanta33.33
इनोसेेंटinoseenta16.67
Innocent in the Hindi language
इन्नोसेन्टinnosenta33.33
इन्नोinno33.33
इनोसैन्टinosainta33.33

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