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.

Second Surname Distribution Map

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
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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

Second Last Name Facts

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

Second (Hindi: शेचॉंद) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Second? popularity and diffusion

It is the 394,201st most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Second reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Second is also the 66,466th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 8,846 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 203,128. In France Second is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 8 percent reside. Not including France this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

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

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/

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
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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 Second
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