Website maps surnames worldwide

A website which maps global surnames has been launched to help people find the origins of their name and how far it may have spread.

The Public Profiler site plots eight million last names using data from electoral rolls and phone directories.



The site covers 300 million people in 26 countries, showing the origins of names and where families have moved to.

The site also reveals which of the five million forenames are most closely associated with different surnames and lists the top regions and cities for each surname.

Link. (May be slow due to heavy demand.)