Literal Surname

207,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Literal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Literal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,8651:54,2839,026
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Literal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Literal (Arabic: الحرفي) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Literal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Literal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Literal is the 207,065th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,643,773 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Literal are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,865 people, or 1 in 54,283. In The Philippines Literal is primarily found in: Bicol, where 32 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Literal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Literal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Literal surname fell 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Literal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Literal are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.63% being registered with the political party.

Literal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21% less than the national average, earning $34,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litteral931,868/
Litterall8811/
Leteral8655/
Litiral867/
Luteral861/
Lutteral80244/
Letteral803/
Littaral802/
Lutheral800/
Letereal800/
Littiral800/
Litterol800/
Lutterall753/
Luthereal751/
Leiterholt7143/
Letiral7125/
Lutiral7119/
Leiterhold718/
Letterhall714/
Leiterholdt6710/
Letterholt591/
Leatherholt562/

Literal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Literal in the Arabic language
الحرفيalhrfy-

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Literal Reference & Research

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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 Literal
  • 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