X Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guinea

X Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

X Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
China431:31,798,1761,692
Guinea411:288,6301,080
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Albania51:582,81119,572
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

X (7,019) may also be a first name.

X Last Name Facts

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

The last name X is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name X? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of X are found; 27 percent are found in West Africa and 24 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 77,416th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 7,019 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,865,326. In Brazil X is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 23 percent reside, São Paulo, where 23 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in China, where 22 percent reside and Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xx674,692/
Xe672,559/
Zx67395/
Xd67183/
Sx67138/
Xj67127/
Cx6789/
Xz6778/
Kx6762/
Nx6712/
Xs679/
Xp677/
Hx672/
Gx672/
671/
Xt671/
Xh671/

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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 X
  • 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