Similar Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Similar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Similar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Similar (35) may also be a first name.

Similar Last Name Facts

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

Similar occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Similar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Similar reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Similar is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 35 people.

Similar is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Similar is mostly found in: California, where 50 percent live, Arizona, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent live and China, where 6 percent live.

Similar Last Name Statistics demography

Similar earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Similiard881/
Gimilar869/
Similor863/
Simelar861/
Szimilardt821/
Chimilar8019/
Shimular800/
Gemilar7115/
Semelar717/
Semilore6725/
Simelgor6722/
Chimelar672/
Simelhor671/
Shemilore634/
Semiloore632/
Chaimaillard631/
Gemelar5717/
Gemilor571/
Cemaylar5320/
Zemullar533/
Semelorth503/

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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 Similar
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