Square Surname

83,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Square Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Square Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,5091:6,823984
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Zimbabwe2371:65,1409,810
India911:8,429,290174,159
Canada891:413,99536,402
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
England721:773,86242,299
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
France151:4,428,181244,602
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China41:341,830,39216,990
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Scotland551:68,0584,042
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Square (963) may also be a first name.

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 may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Square? popularity and diffusion

Square is the 83,715th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,261,039 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 prevalent first name in the world, borne by 963 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,509 people, or 1 in 6,823. Beside Malawi this last name 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 prevalency of Square has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Square last name increased 2,295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Square Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Square are 1.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.85% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Squares92113/
Squaire9277/
Squarey9269/
Squarer9222/
Squarie925/
Squarez924/
Squarei922/
Squared921/
Squar9199/
Sqare912/
Squaires8632/
Squarrie864/
Squaarre861/
D'Square861/
Squire8331,005/
Squair83575/
Squara83258/
Squarr8374/
Skuare838/
Sqaure837/
Squari835/
Squary833/
Squere832/
Squard831/
Squart831/
Sqares831/
Squarz831/
Sqoure831/
Shqare831/
Squore830/
Sqar8039/
Squairrie801/
Squarra77105/
Squirea7790/
Squariz7741/
Squaris7729/
Squario778/
Sguarez776/
Squirre774/
Squiree772/
Squiere772/
Shqaire772/
Scuares771/
Sqaires771/
Sguaire771/
Shquire771/
Shqarie771/
Skuarie771/
Squarry770/
Squirey770/
Skare731,553/
Scare73127/
Squor7314/
Sqire734/
Skuar731/
Sqair731/
Sqgar731/
Sguar731/
Sqara731/
Sqere730/
Squaiera7151/
Squarish711/
Squeri67956/
Shqair67605/
Skaare67467/
Skarie67189/
Scares6780/
Scarey6778/
Skarep6769/
Scarre6767/
Skarre6748/
Skuhar6733/
Scarez679/
Skuara678/
Scared678/
Skeare676/
Skhare674/
Scarze674/
Skuire674/
Skarey673/
Squora671/
Scaire671/
Skuart671/
Skaere671/
Sguair671/
Squaitrit671/
Squeir671/
Scarie671/
Sguard671/
Shkuar671/
Sqarra671/
Scarei671/
Scaret671/
Sguari671/
Scayre670/
Scoure670/
Scarer670/

Square Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Square in the Arabic language
سقورsqwr-

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis