Release Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Release Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Release (103) may also be a first name.
Release Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Release Come From? nationality or country of origin
Release occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Release? popularity and diffusion
Release is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Release occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Release are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 103 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent reside, Fars Province, where 6 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Release
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