Military Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Military Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Military Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Military (66) may also be a first name.

Military Last Name Facts

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

Military is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Military? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Military are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 66 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Military is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 83 percent live, Borno, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

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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 Military
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