Promise Surname

46,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Promise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Promise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,0921:29,0782,455
Cambodia3,9981:3,874629
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Cameroon1841:112,87513,089
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Promise (165,159) may also be a first name.

Promise Last Name Facts

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

The surname Promise (Arabic: بروميس, Oriya: େପାମିଶ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Promise? popularity and diffusion

Promise is the 46,890th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 659,506 people. The surname Promise is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Promise reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Promise is also the 6,372nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 165,159 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,092 people, or 1 in 29,078. In Nigeria Promise is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 47 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 14 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 36 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Promise Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Promise in the Oriya language
େପାମିଶepamisa-
Promise in the Arabic language
بروميسbrwmys-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Promise
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