Napoleon Surname

27,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Napoleon Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Neapolis (new city) in Italy; descendant of Napoleon (lion of forest).

Napoleon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti8,0711:1,324213
Nigeria3,6211:48,9213,766
United States2,7631:131,18313,816
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Mexico4461:278,3106,506
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
South Africa2421:223,87523,373
New Caledonia2341:1,18041
France2261:293,90645,015
Peru2091:152,0778,017
Papua New Guinea2091:39,0134,711
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Philippines1511:670,45269,467
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
India801:9,588,317188,446
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Venezuela681:444,1788,844
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
England401:1,392,95161,553
Saint Lucia381:4,705662
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Romania271:743,62550,353
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Panama211:186,2985,509
Greece201:553,99069,165
Nicaragua201:301,0543,003
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Oman121:307,3314,704
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Guam81:20,0153,029
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

The alternate forms: Napoléon (14) & Napoleón (6) are calculated separately.

Napoleon (81,963) may also be a first name.

Napoleon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Neapolis (new city) in Italy; descendant of Napoleon (lion of forest).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Napoleon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napoleon (Georgian: ნაპოლეონ) occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Napoléon or Napoleón. For other potential spellings of Napoleon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napoleon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,329th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 370,603 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Napoleon live; 42 percent live in Caribbean and 41 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Napoleon is also the 12,119th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 81,963 people.

The last name Napoleon is most common in Haiti, where it is held by 8,071 people, or 1 in 1,324. In Haiti it is most numerous in: Artibonite, where 69 percent live, Ouest, where 24 percent live and Nord, where 6 percent live. Other than Haiti it exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Napoleon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Napoleon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Napoleon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Napoleon last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Napoleon are 4.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Napoleon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 27.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,964 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning R 182,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $25,261,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.11% less than the national average, earning $38,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Napoleon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napoleon in the Georgian language
ნაპოლეონnapoleon-

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