Recorder Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Recorder Surname Definition:

Recorder: a player on the record, a musical instrument; hence the surname Corder.

Recorder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Recorder (9) may also be a first name.

Recorder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Recorder: a player on the record, a musical instrument; hence the surname Corder.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Recorder Last Name Facts

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

Recorder is most common in Spain. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recorder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,316,765th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Recorder reside; 100 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 100 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 9 people.

It is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,752,036.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recordier94145/
Recorde9316/
Recarder8842/
Recorded8819/
Recordeu880/
Recorda8093/
Recarde8045/
Recordi8018/
Ricorde806/
Recordy801/
Ricarder75104/
Recardez751/
Recardes751/
Recardir751/
Rickordes711/
Richarder710/
Ricarde671,081/
Ricordi67689/
Ricorda67140/
Ricordy6722/
Recardi6721/
Ricordaire679/
Rekordi673/
Rikorde672/
Recarda671/

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Footnotes

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