Privilege Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Privilege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Privilege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Privilege (900) may also be a first name.

Privilege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Privilege occurs most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Privilege? popularity and diffusion

The surname Privilege is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Privilege occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Privilege reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Privilege is also the 270,627th most frequent first name globally, held by 900 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 94 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 16 percent are found.

Privilege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Privilege has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Privilege last name rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Privilege Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priviledge955/
Privilegi898/
Privelege894/
Privilige891/
Privileggi8432/
Privilegio8422/
Previledge841/
Privileggis801/
Prevelege781/
Prevelge711/
Prevelige5630/
Breviallagi501/

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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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  • 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 Privilege
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