Operation Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Israel

Operation Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Operation Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Operation (57) may also be a first name.

Operation Last Name Facts

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

The surname Operation is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Operation.

How Common Is The Last Name Operation? popularity and diffusion

The surname Operation is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Operation are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Operation is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Operation is most common in: Sarawak, where 78 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 22 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opearation951/
Opration941/
Oporation895/
Aberration7433/
Aspiration741/
Abortion7173/
Opritian7115/
Obershain671/
Opereshin671/
Aphirating63399/

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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 Operation
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