Private Surname

234,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Canada

Private Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Private Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8041:222,1945,240
Canada6821:54,0266,445
Iran1891:406,25725,944
England191:2,932,529101,561
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Private (1,950) may also be a first name.

Private Last Name Facts

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

The last name Private occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Private? popularity and diffusion

The last name Private is the 234,672nd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,246,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Private reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Private is also the 171,647th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,950 people.

This last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 222,194. In Pakistan Private is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 99 percent reside, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 0 percent reside and Punjab, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 40 percent reside and Iran, where 11 percent reside.

Private Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Private has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Private surname decreased 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Private Last Name Statistics demography

Private earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $53,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Privatte9366/
Privated934/
Privater932/
Privates931/
Privat927,436/
Privateer881/
Privatt86118/
Privati8688/
Prevate8666/
Privata8614/
Privete868/
Privite862/
Privaat862/
Privath861/
Priwate861/
Privait860/
Privette803,658/
Prevatte801,580/
Privatti80116/
Privitte8015/
Privathi801/
Prevaite801/
Privatis801/
Praiwate801/
Privatio801/
Priwat77366/
Privot7749/
Pribat7719/
Prevat779/
Privát774/
Privad771/
Privatova7520/
Praiswate751/
Proivette751/
Prevatt712,086/
Previte711,666/
Privott71748/
Prevete71453/
Priwati71391/
Praiswater71147/
Prevote71138/
Prevaut7123/
Prevast714/
Prewite712/
Prévaut711/
Prevati711/
Privost711/
Priveti711/
Pribhat711/
Prevette671,604/
Previtte6790/
Phraiwat6722/
Prewitte6712/
Prevatti6710/
Prihwati676/
Prevataj673/
Prevoste673/
Prewatee671/
Prevaiti671/
Prevathi671/
Prevatta671/
Prevotte671/
Prevotes671/
Pribhatt671/
Privetiy671/
Prajvati671/
Preveati671/
Privetté671/
Privoost671/

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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 Private
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