Instance Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Instance Surname Definition:

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Instance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:403,75427,757
Canada631:584,85148,473
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Instance (105) may also be a first name.

Instance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Instance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Instance is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Instance? popularity and diffusion

The surname Instance is the 1,118,459th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Instance is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Instance are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles. Instance is also the 920,134th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 105 people.

The last name Instance is most frequent in England, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall, where 21 percent reside, Dorset, where 12 percent reside and Kent, where 12 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Instance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Instance has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Instance last name increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Instance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Instance surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Instance earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.57% less than the national average, earning $41,452 CAD per year.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Instance
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