Position Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Position Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Position (66) may also be a first name.
Position Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Position Come From? nationality or country of origin
Position occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Position click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Position? popularity and diffusion
Position is the 3,602,217th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Position is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Position live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 66 people.
Position is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 97 percent live and Delta, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
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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 Position
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