Number One Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Number One Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Number One Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Number One Last Name Facts

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

Number One occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Number One? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Number One are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Bayelsa, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Numberone9541/
Number-One9053/
Numeron82746/
Numberna784/
Numberin781/
Numberan781/
Nmereonye743/
Numberana741/
Numeran7153/
Nomeron7116/
Numerin7115/
Numiron713/
Nemeron712/
Nameron712/
Num Orn711/
Nimeron711/
Neumeran6773/
Nuemeran6710/
Namarone675/
Numerian674/
Numerina671/
Numerino671/
N Mera N671/
Numerien671/
Numerani671/
Noumrine671/
Niemeron671/

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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 Number One
  • 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