Resident Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Resident Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Resident Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4161:184,57315,257
Nigeria3611:490,70024,586
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Resident (362) may also be a first name.

Resident Last Name Facts

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

The surname Resident (Arabic: سكنة, Russian: Ресидент) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Resident? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 437,968th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,307,211 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Resident live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 457,558th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 362 people.

The last name Resident is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 184,573. In Iran it is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 60 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 11 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 46 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Resident Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Resident in the Russian language
Ресидентresident-
Resident in the Arabic language
سكنةsknt-

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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 Resident
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