Saturday Surname

29,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Saturday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal; compare Monday, Pentecost, Whitsunday, Pask, &c.

Willelmus Ceterday, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Saturday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,7311:18,2041,711
Uganda6,7351:5,7961,037
Liberia8591:5,132619
United States3741:969,14271,998
Iran651:1,181,27051,307
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Saturday (34,415) may also be a first name.

Saturday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal; compare Monday, Pentecost, Whitsunday, Pask, &c.

Willelmus Ceterday, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Saturday Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saturday is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saturday? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,919th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 407,900 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Saturday live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 25,054th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 34,415 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9,731 people, or 1 in 18,204. In Nigeria Saturday is most frequent in: Rivers, where 39 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 15 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Saturday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Saturday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saturday surname expanded 706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saturday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saturday surname are 44.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Saturday earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.16% less than the national average, earning 303,992 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,866 USD per year.

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