Surnam Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Surnam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 226 | 1:5,723 | 1,167 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Surnam (98) may also be a first name.
Surnam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surnam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Surnam (Hindi: सुर्नाम, Marathi: सूरनम, Russian: Сурнам) occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Surnam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Surnam is the 825,152nd most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Surnam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Surnam reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 956,749th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 98 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mauritius, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 5,723. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Flacq District, where 52 percent are found, Plaines Wilhems District, where 42 percent are found and Moka District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Mauritius it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | 92 | 166 | / |
| Surneam | 92 | 2 | / |
| Surrname | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sornam | 83 | 117 | / |
| Surnom | 83 | 53 | / |
| Jurnam | 83 | 22 | / |
| Curnam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Surnan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Surinngam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Schuernam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shirnam | 77 | 133 | / |
| Saurnan | 77 | 30 | / |
| Churnam | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sornnam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Surnane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sornham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Surnomt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soornam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Journam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Surnant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Surnnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shurnan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Curnham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schurnan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sornnaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shornham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sornom | 67 | 239 | / |
| Sornan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Surnon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schuurnan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scheurnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surnanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirnam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schurnann | 67 | 0 | / |
| Saurennann | 63 | 10 | / |
| Sornain | 62 | 22 | / |
| Sornaun | 62 | 12 | / |
| Zurnain | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sornhom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Saurnon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Surnogne | 57 | 8 | / |
| Sornnaun | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sornhoom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sornon | 50 | 64 | / |
Surnam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surnam in the Hindi language | ||
| सुर्नाम | surnama | 50 |
| सुरनाम | suranama | 50 |
| Surnam in the Marathi language | ||
| सूरनम | suranama | 50 |
| सुरण | surana | 50 |
| Surnam in the Russian language | ||
| Сурнам | surnam | - |
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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
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- 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 Surnam
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