Sailors Surname

202,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sailors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sailors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0291:178,63917,890
Israel91:950,84857,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:156,93314,423

Sailors (23) may also be a first name.

Sailors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sailors is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sailors? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,789th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,549,706 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sailors reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,029 people, or 1 in 178,639. In The United States Sailors is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 16 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Nebraska, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Sailors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sailors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sailors last name grew 634 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sailors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sailors surname are 31.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.72% being registered with the political party.

Sailors earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,103 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailorss930/
Saillors930/
Salors9224/
Silors921/
Saylors861,934/
Sailers86246/
Saliors865/
Seilors863/
Shalors861/
Sailurs861/
Sailars861/
Saulors861/
Sallors860/
Sielors860/
Saloyrs860/
Saillers801/
Shailars801/
Shallors800/
Salers77191/
Salars7754/
Silars7714/
Calors7711/
Silers778/
Silārs771/
Selors771/
Salurs771/
Sleors770/
Sielhorst75128/
Silaars71121/
Salyars7174/
Sallers7119/
Seilers7119/
Sallars714/
Schalhorst714/
Callors712/
Seilars711/
Jallors711/
Saliars711/
Scalars711/
Seloers711/
Shalars711/
Silaers710/
Siliars710/
Saylars710/
Zealors710/
Scilers710/
Sealers710/
Calours710/
Zallors710/
Salgars710/
Sielers710/
Selhorst672,219/
Shallers6723/
Salhurst675/
Shillers674/
Saliarse674/
Shaulers672/
Saularse671/
Soillers671/
Selhorse671/
Schallhorst671/
Shallars670/
Seallers670/
Shillars670/

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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
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  • 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 Sailors
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