Passenger Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Passenger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the passenger,' a wayfarer, a traveller, from Old French passager, with intrusive; compare Messenger.

1771. Married — William Leutten and Rebecca Passenger: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Passenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6891:111,44110,631
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Passenger (13) may also be a first name.

Passenger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the passenger,' a wayfarer, a traveller, from Old French passager, with intrusive; compare Messenger.

1771. Married — William Leutten and Rebecca Passenger: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A traveller.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is probably of German origin; from Pass-ingr, son of Pass, which is a surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hugh de (le) Passeor, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, Henry le Passur, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Petrus Passator 1189 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

Passenger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Passenger is found most in Iran. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passenger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 457,199th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. The last name Passenger is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Passenger are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The surname Passenger is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 689 people, or 1 in 111,441. In Iran Passenger is most common in: Hormozgan Province, where 23 percent live, Kerman Province, where 22 percent live and Golestan Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Passenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Passenger has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Passenger last name decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Passenger Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Passenger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.69% less than the national average, earning R 5,496 per year and in Canada they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $41,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pasenger943/
Passenge941/
Passenier89309/
Passinger89185/
Pessenger890/
Pasenge881/
Passzinger841/
Passinge8274/
Pasinger8214/
Passgger823/
Pesenger822/
Possener822/
Passgier821/
Panger80492/
Pasger808/
Pasnge801/
Paysinger78403/
Possinger78362/
Pausinger7870/
Pössinger7867/
Paszinger7861/
Peasinger7824/
Possenier7820/
Pessinger7818/
Pattenger785/
Pajsinger782/
Pfasinger781/
Paszjnger781/
Patsinger780/
Poisenger780/
Passingerová7621/
Patenge75189/
Posener75157/
Paunger75119/
Pangert7577/
Pasenga7545/
Pasiner7542/
Pangier7542/
Pangere7528/
Pangher7517/
Pasence7513/
Pfanger758/
Pacenge756/
Pasinge752/
Pangerd752/
Pangger752/
Pasenze751/
Pangerh751/
Posenge751/
Pannger751/
Peanger750/
Pasguer750/
Painger750/
Paschinger74937/
Poissinger7439/
Peissinger746/
Poessinger746/
Pange714,750/
Pösinger71222/
Patsiner7146/
Poseiner7128/
Posinger7119/
Pasensie7117/
Paungger7116/
Pangherz7112/
Pašinger7112/
Panguere7112/
Peinzger7111/
Pashinge7110/
Potenger7110/
Pasience718/
Pfangert718/
Pachenge715/
Panghere714/
Pesinger713/
Panggere713/
Paninger713/
Passenci712/
Passinga712/
Patsense711/
Paysiner711/
Pachener711/
Possiner711/
Phainger711/
Patinger710/
Pattenge710/
Pauschinger7042/
Panzer679,459/
Pancer672,441/
Pottenger671,055/
Pachinger67846/
Panser67449/
Panjer67300/
Panghe67231/
Pangea67212/
Poisinger67201/
Pangge67166/
Ponger67162/
Pangre67132/
Panget6787/
Peisinger6782/
Pánger6773/
Panges6773/
Patnge6755/
Pansee6755/
Panjge6754/
Pacheiner6745/
Pandge6740/
Pattinger6737/
Phange6731/
Pangie6725/
Pangeh6724/
Pangey6723/
Peißinger6723/
Pascience6721/
Pangir6720/
Pantge6713/
Pamser6711/
Patschger6710/
Paange678/
Pannge677/
Peitinger677/
Pangee676/
Peinge676/
Possingerová674/
Painge673/
Passendji673/
Peininger672/
Paitinger672/
Pasnse671/
Panged671/
Pangerová671/
Panninger671/
Pamsse671/
Peange671/
Panscheer670/
Panguerre670/
Patcinger670/
Pohsinger670/
Potsinger670/

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