Under Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Under Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Under Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan5891:54,5891,836
Iran5761:133,30312,120
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
India281:27,395,192354,286
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Ünder (932) are calculated separately.

Under (673) may also be a first name.

Under Last Name Facts

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

The last name Under (Arabic: قيد, Marathi: उंडेर) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also occur as: Ünder. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Under? popularity and diffusion

The surname Under is the 281,089th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,307,754 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Under reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 319,704th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 673 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 54,589. In Afghanistan Under is most numerous in: Khost, where 36 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 17 percent are found and Paktika, where 9 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 42 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Under Last Name Statistics demography

Under earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ünder93932/
Gunder911,865/
Hunder911,105/
Undere9162/
Uender9133/
Undher9110/
Undeer915/
Undert912/
Undger911/
Aunder911/
Eunder910/
Unde8911,322/
Gounder838,493/
Hundert83502/
Gaunder83430/
Huender83115/
Hundere8399/
Huinder8358/
Hounder835/
Gundher832/
Hunderd832/
Haunder831/
Hunnder831/
Heunder831/
Gunnder830/
Hunde8021,149/
Gunde8019,082/
Undie802,794/
Undre802,755/
Inder802,185/
Onder801,341/
Aunde801,213/
Undet80503/
Ounde80263/
Undey8080/
Undhe8029/
Uunde8029/
Unnde8025/
Undeh8024/
Undir8019/
Undes8019/
Undee8017/
Undyr8012/
Undge8011/
Undea805/
Undei805/
Eunde803/
Undje801/
Umnde801/
Undej801/
Umder801/
Underova7739/
Husinder771/
Gounnder771/
Underová771/
D'Undger771/
Ausinder770/
Hundie736,299/
Hinder733,194/
Hundre73957/
Hounde73648/
Usende73551/
Gounde73350/
Aundhe73224/
Indher73176/
Utende73136/
Ahunde7399/
Gundhe7385/
Undire7383/
Jinder7374/
Hundey7372/
Gaunde7370/
Gundge7359/
Hundee7349/
Gundey7334/
Hundet7333/
Oundir7325/
Gundde7322/
Honder7321/
Oundie7320/
Gundee7318/
Oundee7317/
Oender7315/
Aundeh7315/
Gundei7314/
Aunnde7313/
Indier7313/
Inderø7312/
Hundir7312/
Ondier7310/
Hundyr7310/
Aundre738/
Aundee738/
Indear737/
Unndre737/
Gundea737/
Hundeh736/
Gundir735/
Undhre735/
Gunnde735/
Oundhe734/
Aundei734/
Aundey734/
Inderh734/
Hundea733/
Hundes733/
Hundge732/
Hunnde732/
Haunde732/
Hundde731/
Hunded731/
Hundhe731/
Indeur731/
Gundej731/
Aundez731/
Undets731/
Undech731/
Usnnde731/
Hünder731/
Heunde731/
Usinde731/
Undesh731/
Ündere731/
Țundre731/
Eundje731/
Indeir731/
Unndie731/
Undiea731/
Oundet731/
Undoey731/
Aundet731/
Hunderová7115/
Hunderova7112/
Unda6712,892/
Undi679,008/
Onde676,518/
Houndje671,157/
Undy67294/
Umde67102/
Ünde6779/
Hondier6777/
Ündeğer6761/
Houndie6750/
Ousinde6749/
Usennde6735/
Oucinde6732/
Ehounde6726/
Undj6721/
Uchende6712/
Humdert6710/
Heundep6710/
Gaundge676/
Gunndhe675/
Goundge675/
Hindier675/
Oundire674/
Hundeed674/
Gundayr673/
Hundire673/
Goundey673/
Gaunnde672/
Oundech672/
Jinderh671/
Hundhed671/
Hundhre671/
Hundoey671/
Gaundhe671/
Gunddey671/
Goundei671/
Usendee671/
Useende671/
Undeits671/
Ussende671/
Utindir671/
Humderd671/
Houndei671/
Houndey671/
Houndhe671/
Houndre671/
Hundeey671/
Hundgeh671/
Huindee671/
Heundeu671/
Undesch671/
Aundech671/
Hinderr671/
Hiender670/

Under Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Under in the Marathi language
उंडेरundera88.89
सुंदरsundara11.11
Under in the Arabic language
قيدqyd-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Under
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