Underline Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Underline Surname User-submission:

The Underline surname is a variant of Danish surname Underlin, also as Underlein. A diminutive of Under, which comes from Old Norse undr, meaning 'wonder'. The German surname Wunderlin is of the same meaning.

Underline Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Underline Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Underline surname is a variant of Danish surname Underlin, also as Underlein. A diminutive of Under, which comes from Old Norse undr, meaning 'wonder'. The German surname Wunderlin is of the same meaning.

- charlesman

Underline Last Name Facts

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

Underline occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Underline? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Underline occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Underline reside; 38 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 31 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Underline is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 75 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside. Other than Russia Underline exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and Belarus, where 8 percent reside.

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