Symbol Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Symbol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Symbol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Israel281:305,63026,425
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Symbol (194) may also be a first name.

Symbol Last Name Facts

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

The last name Symbol is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Symbol? popularity and diffusion

The surname Symbol is the 1,465,390th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Symbol are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Symbol is also the 651,944th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 194 people.

The last name Symbol is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alaska, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 16 percent live and Maine, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Symbol occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 19 percent live and Afghanistan, where 13 percent live.

Symbol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Symbol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Symbol last name rose 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Symbol Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Symbol last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Symbol earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Symbole921/
Symbold921/
Simbol831,733/
Sembol83240/
Symbal8338/
Cymbol8330/
Symvol8322/
Simbole7753/
Shymbal776/
Simbold775/
Simboul771/
Simbolt771/
Shymbolova7510/
Shembole71130/
Simboole7121/
Synboldt711/
Semboole711/
Sümbül675,207/
Simbul671,182/
Cymbal67283/
Zembol67164/
Simbal67120/
Sembolová6771/
Sembal6752/
Cymbál6743/
Schimbold6737/
Cimbol6737/
Zymbal6724/
Zimbol6718/
Sembul6716/
Sembolova677/
Senbol675/
Simvol673/
Symual671/
Cembol671/

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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 Symbol
  • 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