Second Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Second Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Second Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3271:203,12831,564
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
India261:29,502,515369,827
Israel231:372,07130,321
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Second (8,846) may also be a first name.

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Second Demographics

Average Male Second Height

178.27 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Second Last Name Facts

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

The surname Second (Hindi: शेचॉंद) is found most in France. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Second? popularity and diffusion

It is the 394,201st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. The last name Second occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Second live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 66,466th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 8,846 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 203,128. In France Second is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 8 percent live. Other than France this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Second Last Name Statistics demography

Second earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4% less than the national average, earning R 228,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seconds92782/
Secondt923/
Secon91108/
Sescon832,015/
Secong83552/
Secone83467/
Seccon83125/
Sekond83117/
Secund8327/
Secand8314/
Seacon8313/
Shecon836/
Seckon834/
Secont832/
Seycon831/
Secoin831/
Secomn831/
Sicond831/
Sacond830/
Seekond777/
Seconte777/
Sekonds775/
Seccone773/
Sescone772/
Seckhon771/
Schecon771/
Seacont771/
Seccont770/
Cecon731,207/
Secan73660/
Sekon73556/
Sicon73116/
Secom739/
Sycon738/
Xecon734/
Secán731/
Shechand714/
Seechand712/
Shekcand711/
Schescon711/
Sekhon6711,731/
Ceccon676,420/
Saycon674,500/
Cescon674,255/
Siscon67692/
Sekone67514/
Suicon67331/
Checon67325/
Secang67232/
Ciscon67223/
Sekoun67131/
Cecone67104/
Seican6781/
Sekund6773/
Saicon6769/
Sickon6768/
Seckan6762/
Seekon6761/
Sicong6755/
Seccan6753/
Seycan6751/
Sicone6733/
Sokand6729/
Shekon6728/
Secane6728/
Cyscon6721/
Seucan6720/
Sekand6717/
Seicoseng6715/
Sacand6710/
Sekoon678/
Siecan676/
Sikeon675/
Cikond675/
Sakond675/
Seikon674/
Seccom674/
Shycon673/
Sezcan673/
Sehkon672/
Sitcon672/
Sescan672/
Zeccon672/
Seecom672/
Jecand671/
Socand671/
Sikond671/
Sekkon671/
Seakon671/
Secamd671/
Seskon671/
Siccon671/
Sekoin671/
Sokond671/
Soicon671/
Sicoin671/
Seckom671/
Cecoin671/
Seqone671/
Ceconn671/
Seatchand670/
Shecan670/
Sycone670/
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Second Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Second in the Hindi language
शेचॉंदseconda-

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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 Second
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