October Surname

41,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,720 people bear this surname

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

October Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

October Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,6061:6,295808
Egypt3,2641:28,1673,097
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
Yemen1301:203,2718,618
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Guyana1011:7,5471,224
England651:857,20145,134
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China51:273,464,31313,838
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

October (695) may also be a first name.

October Last Name Facts

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

The last name October occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name October? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,110th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 572,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of October are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. October is also the 313,557th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 695 people.

The surname October is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,606 people, or 1 in 6,295. In South Africa October is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 82 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

October Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of October has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the October surname increased 5,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

October Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the October surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

The amount October earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.74% less than the national average, earning R 176,472 per year and in United States they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $37,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocktober9331/
Octobert931/
Oktober863,248/
Octuber862/
Octove772/
Octoba771/
Octabe771/
Octoby770/
Oktover7114/
Actover711/
Osctoby710/
Oktahaber6310/
Octaviojr631/
Octave625,470/
Oktobi6237/
Oktoba6229/
Octaba621/
Octabio5725/
Oktobha571/
Oktabetz5327/
Hoktobyi532/
Actavier531/

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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
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  • 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 October
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