Residence Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Residence Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Residence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Residence (157) may also be a first name.

Residence Last Name Facts

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

Residence is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Residence click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Residence? popularity and diffusion

The last name Residence is the 1,447,279th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Residence reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Residence is also the 732,696th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 157 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 292,425. In Canada it is most frequent in: New Brunswick, where 74 percent live, Ontario, where 17 percent live and Quebec, where 6 percent live. Other than Canada this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Residence Last Name Statistics demography

Residence earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Residnce941/
Rsidence941/
Residency894/
Residance892/
Resedence891/
Rseidence891/
Residncy821/
Rsdnce801/
Residenza781/
Resedenz714/
Reseidnz711/
Resedinz591/

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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 Residence
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