Settlers Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Settlers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Settlers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Settlers (42) may also be a first name.

Settlers Last Name Facts

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

Settlers is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Settlers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Settlers is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Settlers are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Settlers is also the 1,566,439th most common first name globally, borne by 42 people.

Settlers is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 41 percent live, Arkansas, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Settlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Settlers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Settlers last name expanded 9,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Settlers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Settlers surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Settlers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning $39,498 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Setlers9320/
Sattlers881/
Shetlers880/
Selers8622/
Sellers8063,617/
Scelers8091/
Seilers8019/
Seliers805/
Seslers805/
Seleers804/
Zetlers804/
Seelers804/
Satlers802/
Šetlers801/
Selhers801/
Sitlers801/
Shelers800/
Sielers800/
Sealers800/
Shellers753/
Sellersj751/
Scellers751/
Sellerrs751/
Segliers750/
Seallers750/
Schelers750/
Siellers750/
Shiellers7127/
Silers718/
Celers714/
Zelers713/
Schellers712/
D'Sellers711/
Shelliers710/
Sylers710/
Sillers67751/
Sailers67246/
Cellers67112/
Saylers6767/
Ceulers6756/
Chelers6731/
Celerse6725/
Selhrst6718/
Zatlers679/
Zeilers675/
Ceilers672/
Cehlers672/
Siliers671/
Scilers670/
Suylers670/

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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 Settlers
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