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.

DNA test information

X Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 in Brazil. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name X? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of X reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 77,416th most frequent given name in the world, held by 7,019 people.

The surname X is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,865,326. In Brazil X is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 23 percent live, São Paulo, where 23 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent live. Other than Brazil X occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in China, where 22 percent live and Guinea, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xx674,692/
Xe672,559/
Zx67395/
Xd67183/
Sx67138/
Xj67127/
Cx6789/
Xz6778/
Kx6762/
Nx6712/
Xs679/
Xp677/
Hx672/
Gx672/
Xǔ671/
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