St David Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

St David Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

St David Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

St David Last Name Facts

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

The last name St David is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name St David? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname St David occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of St David reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name St David is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States St David is most common in: Arizona, where 20 percent reside, California, where 20 percent reside and Nevada, where 20 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

St David Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of St David has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the St David last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 St David
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