Useless Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Benin

Useless Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Useless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Useléss (1) are calculated separately.

Useless (10) may also be a first name.

Useless Last Name Facts

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

The surname Useless occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Useléss. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Useless? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Useless live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Useless is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Useless is most common in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is primarily found in: Pondicherry, where 25 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside and Karnataka, where 8 percent reside. Apart from India Useless is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Useless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Useless has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Useléss951/
Uselets861/
Usele83250/
Uselis77539/
Oseles7716/
Iseles7714/
Usales7711/
Utsele777/
Usoles776/
Gusele776/
Ushele774/
Ousele772/
Useleh771/
Husele771/
Ouseley71162/
Heusele7191/
Isseles7164/
Oselies7145/
Hausele7135/
Oussele7111/
Gausele716/
Osceles714/
Auceles713/
Hiseles712/
Augeles712/
Eugeles712/
Ousehle712/
Huseley712/
Gushele711/
Auselis711/
Gousele711/
Iselies711/
Hussele711/
Uselhis711/
Useille711/
Iseales711/
Euseler710/
Hugeles710/
Osele672,895/
Ugele67740/
Uzele67384/
Useli67263/
Heuseler6785/
Houseley6759/
Usile6731/
Usela6722/
Ausselet6720/
Oshieles6712/
Gouselis677/
Ujele676/
Ucele673/
Usals672/
Ūsele672/
Goussele672/
Houseler672/
Eussales671/
Goushele671/
Hauseler671/
Houssele671/
Gousiles671/
Oussiele671/
Gauselis671/
Heussele671/
Eussiles671/
Hauseley670/

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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
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  • 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 Useless
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