Rhodney Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Rhodney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rhodney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rhodney (1,031) may also be a first name.

Rhodney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rhodney occurs most in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rhodney.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhodney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rhodney is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Rhodney is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Rhodney reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 249,846th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,031 people.

Rhodney is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Rhodney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rhodney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rhodney surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rodney9216,899/
Rhodny921/
Roddney865/
Roodney863/
Rodneys862/
Rhedney861/
Rodnney861/
Roudney861/
Rhodner860/
Rodne83228/
Rodny83106/
Rodneyii802/
Radney771,203/
Rodnoy77524/
Rodner77300/
Rudney77143/
Rodnez77139/
Rodnyy7797/
Rodnyi7738/
Roudny7737/
Redney7719/
Rodnei7714/
Rodniy7713/
Rodnay7712/
Rodnes7711/
Rodnie7711/
Rodnoe776/
Rodnuy774/
Rodnea771/
Roodny771/
Rodnae771/
Rodnny771/
Rodnaya71890/
Rodness7173/
Roidner7144/
Roodner719/
Rodhner718/
Roudner716/
Hroudny713/
Raddney713/
Rodnett713/
Rodenne711/
Radneys711/
Rodneuz711/
Rodnych711/
Rosdnei711/
Rodnnee711/
Rosdner711/
Rudneys711/
Roydnie710/
Rodgnes710/
Roddner710/
Ruddney710/
Rudny67706/
Radny67386/
Radne67116/
Rodna6762/
Rodná6757/
Rodný6756/
Rodni6730/
Rudne677/
Rodnawee673/
Redne673/
Rodinnei671/
Rödne671/

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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 Rhodney
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