Majority Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Majority Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Majority Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Majority (481) may also be a first name.

Majority Last Name Facts

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

Majority occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Majority click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Majority? popularity and diffusion

The surname Majority is the 1,385,851st most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Majority are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 387,696th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 481 people.

The last name Majority is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Majority Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Majority are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Majority earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 189.01% more than the national average, earning R 686,796 per year and in United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maority931/
Majorite886/
Majorité881/
Majarity881/
Maiority880/
Majurity880/
Maurity80139/
Mourity801/
Moirity800/
Mayorita7582/
Mauritty7528/
Majariti7519/
Majarite7510/
Mahoriti756/
Majurita755/
Mahorita752/
Moiarity752/
Maurithy751/
Majorete751/
Mayoritha719/
Majjariti712/
Majaraité712/
Mayorhita711/
Mairita67148/
Miariti67120/
Maurite6766/
Mearite6755/
Maurita6732/
Mayrita6728/
Mauriti6720/
Mourita6711/
Mareite678/
Miorita677/
Mareiti674/
Mairety672/
Mourite671/
Mauryty671/
Majreti671/
Mojorietta670/

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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 Majority
  • 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