Trader Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Trader Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trader'. I find no early references to such a name, and am inclined to think it a corruption of Thredder, which see.

Trader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1181:272,4854,470
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:64,1366,984

The alternate forms: Träder (178) are calculated separately.

Trader (1,028) may also be a first name.

Trader Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trader'. I find no early references to such a name, and am inclined to think it a corruption of Thredder, which see.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

'John the Trader,' to distinguish him from 'John the Farmer,' or the like.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Trader Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trader occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Träder. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trader? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 917,199th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Trader live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 250,249th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,028 people.

This surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 272,485. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 25 percent live, Badghis, where 20 percent live and Ghor, where 11 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Iraq, where 13 percent live.

Trader Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Trader earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.9% less than the national average, earning R 102,432 per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $50,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Träder94178/
Traeder92328/
Trajder9295/
Traider9234/
Treader9215/
Tradger923/
Tradier922/
Trayder922/
Tradesr921/
Traderz921/
Traader921/
Dtrader921/
Thrader920/
Trauder920/
Traderd920/
Trade91154/
Threader86233/
Treder835,145/
Tröder8392/
Traude8367/
Tradei8345/
Tradde8321/
Troder8316/
Traide8310/
Trayde839/
Tradre837/
Trades836/
Tradee834/
Tradie833/
Tradhe832/
Tradet831/
Tradeh831/
Tradej831/
Tradje831/
Treade831/
Tradey830/
Traderová801/
Threadder800/
Traidet77692/
Treider77423/
Troeder7789/
Traudes7770/
Trodder7710/
Traideh778/
Traidej772/
Threade772/
Traudet772/
Traidee771/
Trodier771/
Tradjre771/
Trahade771/
Troyder771/
Treeder771/
Throder770/
Tradeds770/
Truoder770/
Trada73974/
Tradi73829/
Trady73313/
Trode7377/
Thredder7112/
Traidech714/
Troudier711/
Throeder710/
Treudder710/
Tradio672,844/
Treude671,354/
Traida671,187/
Troude671,027/
Tradii67158/
Treide67141/
Treyde67104/
Trajda6799/
Troode6749/
Tready6747/
Traidi6718/
Troide6715/
Trahdi6714/
Tradis678/
Trodet677/
Trodep676/
Traudi674/
Trayda673/
Traudy672/
Traddy672/
Trradi671/
Traidetch671/
Ttradi671/
Trodje671/
Tradha671/
Trodge671/
Throde671/
Tradid671/
Trodea671/
Traday670/

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