Square Surname
Approximately 5,779 people bear this surname
Square Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,509 | 1:6,823 | 984 |
| United States | 1,377 | 1:263,224 | 24,827 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Zimbabwe | 237 | 1:65,140 | 9,810 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:253,910 | 18,354 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:68,058 | 4,042 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Square (963) may also be a first name.
Square Demographics
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Square Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Square Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Square (Arabic: سقور) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Square.
How Common Is The Last Name Square? popularity and diffusion
The last name Square is the 83,715th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,261,039 people. The last name Square occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Square reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 259,932nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 963 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,509 people, or 1 in 6,823. Aside from Malawi Square occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found.
Square Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Square has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Square Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Square surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.85% registered with the political party.
The amount Square earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.86% less than the national average, earning R 161,928 per year; in United States they earn 18.52% less than the national average, earning $35,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $44,950 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Square Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Square in the Arabic language | ||
| سقور | sqwr | - |
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Square Reference & Research
Squires DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Squires FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Square
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis