Seventeen Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Seventeen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Seventeen 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
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Seventeen (173) may also be a first name.

Seventeen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seventeen is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Seventeen.

How Common Is The Last Name Seventeen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seventeen live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Seventeen is also the 694,534th most common given name world-wide, borne by 173 people.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 188,271. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 65 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

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
Seventheen951/
Seventen945/
Seventin8217/
Seventina788/
Zeventien781/
Shewanteen741/
Sowenten7110/
Sawenten715/
Sevantin713/
Savanten711/
Saventin711/
Savantin594/
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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 Seventeen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis