Longest Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Longest Surname User-submission:

The Longest surname evolved from an English nickname Longe, which was given to a soldier who arrived with William the Conqueror known for being tall and thin. This remains a common appearance among living Longest descendents.

Longest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5771:229,84122,150
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Longest (19) may also be a first name.

Longest Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Longest surname evolved from an English nickname Longe, which was given to a soldier who arrived with William the Conqueror known for being tall and thin. This remains a common appearance among living Longest descendents.

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Longest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longest is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,267th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,597,821 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Longest are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,577 people, or 1 in 229,841. In The United States Longest is primarily found in: Virginia, where 24 percent are found, Indiana, where 16 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Longest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Longest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longest surname expanded 901 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Longest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Longest surname are 36.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.61% registered with the party.

Longest earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loongest932/
Longesth931/
Longuest930/
Longnest930/
Longestt930/
Longes921,249/
Longet92697/
Logest922/
Lonest922/
Longguest880/
Longuet864,811/
Lounges86857/
Longeth86151/
Logiest8625/
Longues8619/
Longete866/
Longese864/
Longies862/
Long'et862/
Lionest861/
Langest861/
Lougest860/
Longesh860/
Longist860/
Longess860/
Longett860/
Longges860/
Longe837,684/
Longgueest820/
Longette8017/
Langeste809/
Longuist802/
Longhese802/
Llonguet802/
Languest801/
Longuete801/
Longheth800/
Lunguest800/
Langiest800/
Lionge771,862/
Langes77741/
Longer77600/
Logist77467/
Longie77411/
Langet77410/
Longis77311/
Longey77215/
Longge77126/
Longee77102/
Longhe7759/
Luonge7746/
Loonge7742/
Longit7738/
Longep7737/
Lyonge7732/
Longez7727/
Lagest7715/
Lounge7713/
Hlonge7712/
Londge778/
Longeh777/
Longea775/
Lonces772/
Lonset771/
Longed771/
Lanest771/
Longex771/
Loinge770/
Lonjet770/
Longuette751/
Longgette750/
Longheeds750/
Languet71448/
Losenge71284/
Logiste71234/
Lotenge71196/
Loinger71175/
Lonseth71118/
Longier71106/
Longite7186/
Lageste7173/
Lonenge7148/
Langett7143/
Loniste7135/
Longuez7126/
Langues7121/
Longued7115/
Langetz7112/
Lounger7110/
Laanest7110/
Langesh717/
Longuep716/
Longgea715/
Langete715/
Losinge715/
Longuis715/
Langess714/
Langges714/
Lonches714/
Longuer713/
Logists712/
Longger712/
Longish712/
Longgit712/
Longois711/
Loingee711/
Lianges711/
Lonsese711/
Longgis711/
Longhei711/
Longhez711/
Longisz711/
Langesø711/
Langiet711/
Lannest711/
Long'ei711/
Long'ep711/
Long'it711/
Longech711/
Longgie711/
Longhis711/
Langhes711/
Loncett710/
Lagesst710/
Longice710/
Lungist710/
Liongis710/
Langist710/
Loynger710/
Langast710/
Launges710/
Lancest710/
Longuee710/
Lange67250,580/
Longa6726,633/
Longi675,433/
Lonje671,401/
Losinger67452/
Longy67399/
Loosenge67383/
Lonsa67196/
Lagueste67149/
Lonze67131/
Lonce67116/
Lonsi6789/
Langheit6745/
Loontjes6731/
Longé6730/
Loisenge6721/
Lonse6718/
Longhais6713/
Lonsy675/
Longhead673/
Lonninge673/
Langhost673/
Longj672/
Longheed671/
Longiois671/
Losingee671/
Lothnger671/
Langhete671/
Losenger671/
Langette671/
Lomge671/
Losengye671/
Loguiste671/
Llonguer671/
Lonzhets671/
Londjete671/
Longuite671/
Longè671/
Longeche671/
Longguit671/
Lounghey671/
Lotinger671/
Lánge671/
Laaneste671/
Loseenge671/
Losenset671/
Lionzete671/
Landgett670/
Langhast670/
Longgher670/
Languist670/
Lunguist670/
Longgois670/

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