Rushdie Surname
Approximately 1,729 people bear this surname
Rushdie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,454 | 1:52,808 | 5,842 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Rushdie (1,377) may also be a first name.
Rushdie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rushdie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rushdie occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rushdie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 233,295th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,214,891 people. The last name Rushdie is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Rushdie reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rushdie is also the 211,031st most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 1,377 people.
The last name Rushdie is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 1,454 people, or 1 in 52,808. In Iran Rushdie is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 41 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 25 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Rushdie
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