Records Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Records Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Records Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:145,56113,608

Records (61) may also be a first name.

Records Last Name Facts

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

Records is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Records.

How Common Is The Last Name Records? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Records are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Records is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 61 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Records is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent are found and Western Cape, where 31 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Records is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Records Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Records has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Records last name fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Records Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Records earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.15% more than the national average, earning R 599,208 per year and in Canada they earn 31.61% less than the national average, earning $33,980 CAD per year.

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Richards67349,081/
Rickards675,839/
Reickard6761/
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Ricahrds6750/
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Rickcord6718/
Riccards6712/
Reckerts677/
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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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  • 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 Records
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