Tallest/Shortest Surnames on Earth

Tallest Male Surnames

NameAverage Height (cm)Sample SizeOverall RankPrevalency
van Eck182.863719/
Huizenga182.242950/
Zylstra181.953856/
Condrey181.833067/
Stogsdill181.823369/
Maltby181.813671/
Farnworth181.82572/
Hultgren181.773073/
Scheib181.673080/
van Leeuwen181.623796/
Rennick181.613197/
Colyer181.5857100/
Lattin181.5336112/
Knezevic181.5229115/
Hirshberg181.5229115/
Nease181.530119/
Litman181.4639133/
Holle181.3933145/
Vess181.3829148/
Drager181.3526154/
Veldman181.3126171/
Luhrs181.2627179/
Kubica181.2326186/
Puffer181.2241187/
van Beek181.1936194/
Juergens181.1931194/
Carlberg181.1225217/
Hornback181.1249217/
Kindt181.0728233/
Minogue181.0633234/
Smithwick181.0631234/
Huisman181.0450241/
Bigg181.0360244/
Geil181.0331244/
Kendig18130246/
Holdaway18135246/
Liedtke18125246/
Hereford18129246/
Feenstra18129246/
Klingenberg18132246/
Platte18128246/
Fossum18142246/
Longenecker18129246/
Bogar180.9733279/
Goll180.9734279/
Hirschmann180.9625281/
Digby180.9646281/
Scholten180.9253301/
Kuiper180.952305/
Sather180.962305/
Okafor180.8752316/
Ohlson180.8635322/
Karol180.8628322/
Tietjen180.8541327/
Gamber180.8443328/
Knittel180.8330329/
Brunswick180.8239338/
Hout180.8132340/
Fullen180.7938345/
Hensen180.7827352/
de Haan180.7726355/
Bronowski180.7633356/
Aylor180.7645356/
Barz180.7528361/
Kitch180.7427372/
Ryans180.7149379/
Cartmill180.7128379/
Michener180.7131379/
Canny180.727388/
Mangels180.6932392/
Schoening180.6828394/
Gerritsen180.6825394/
Blowers180.6837394/
Younkin180.6730405/
Ropp180.6730405/
Harmsen180.6727405/
Cosgrave180.6531427/
Tieman180.6332430/
Mumma180.6351430/
Winiarski180.6327430/
Henningsen180.6131445/
Happ180.6133445/
Entrup180.625447/
Mulqueen180.625447/
Mathiesen180.635447/
Lindbloom180.5826461/
Bree180.5826461/
Stockstill180.5645465/
Inwood180.5627465/
Reyneke180.5426475/
Lucht180.5338476/
Zwart180.5332476/
Threlkeld180.5336476/
Greener180.5242486/
Lewellyn180.5229486/
Coppin180.530490/
Zukowski180.554490/
Konkel180.4825499/
Brocklehurst180.4427510/
Leimbach180.4427510/
Groen180.4347516/
Busbee180.4335516/
Overall180.4236521/
Konieczny180.4236521/
Geren180.4226521/
Schaap180.4226521/
Hoops180.4149526/
Partyka180.4134526/
Nieuwoudt180.430533/
Sandefur180.450533/
MacKintosh180.3944537/
Hartel180.3837540/
McBrien180.3826540/
Guymon180.3826540/
Boersma180.3834540/
Browner180.3727547/
Sallis180.3727547/
Grothe180.3735547/
Yeatman180.3727547/
van Pelt180.3751547/
Mannon180.3727547/
Bagg180.3625554/
Vanderlaan180.3633554/
Heyl180.3628554/
McGahey180.3628554/
Decuir180.3628554/
Bellah180.3628554/
Greenwalt180.3628554/
Fransen180.3333564/
Pinkard180.3343564/
Oberlin180.3327564/
Grosz180.3237593/
Schippers180.3225593/
Sall180.3247593/
Kull180.3247593/
Madill180.3238593/
Barrs180.3225593/
Farney180.333611/
Bruin180.327611/
Clinkscales180.330611/
Cashen180.2928617/
Borgen180.2935617/
Rossow180.2829631/
Hagemann180.2847631/
Westra180.2825631/
Tiedemann180.2741642/
Veith180.2634645/
Christoph180.2540655/
Avent180.2540655/
Tryon180.2580655/
Quesenberry180.2455664/
Rohloff180.2326675/
Vansickle180.2366675/
Molter180.2232683/
Haan180.2246683/
Edney180.251697/
Vesper180.225697/
Dickason180.225697/
Prall180.225697/
Westerlund180.235697/
Haliburton180.225697/
Dimond180.259697/
Whitsitt180.225697/
Dubbs180.1926707/
Cotterill180.1927707/
Yenn180.1926707/
Gunnarsson180.1828713/
Welle180.1736715/
Wetherell180.1632722/
Dyar180.1534724/
Steinle180.1527724/
Aschenbrenner180.1429726/
Warnke180.1435726/
McKittrick180.1437726/
Reusch180.1338731/
Gade180.1331731/
Haddox180.1339731/
Boney180.1355731/
Henne180.1339731/
Touchstone180.1340731/
Steffensen180.1225747/
Westervelt180.1137754/
McDonell180.1145754/
Dubinsky180.140760/
Chmielewski180.182760/
Oney180.0954764/
Meers180.0943764/
Bulloch180.0825767/
Rimes180.0826767/
de Groot180.0850767/
Ecklund180.0728770/
Whipkey180.0727770/
Dietrick180.0728770/
Averitt180.0730770/
Estell180.0730770/
Rosinski180.0728770/
Lucus180.0631779/
Aitchison180.0662779/
Balk180.0538789/
Swallow180.0583789/

Shortest Male Surnames

NameAverage Height (cm)Sample SizeOverall RankPrevalency
Guaman162.434748,399/
Hoosen163.292848,395/
Mazibuko163.934148,391/
Canul164.053948,389/
Moonsamy164.133048,388/
Mabaso164.253248,385/
Morocho164.263448,384/
Modise164.822848,379/
Khumalo164.9610448,377/
Zwane164.972948,376/
Mkhize1654848,373/
Canche165.192748,369/
Huamani165.225548,368/
Caamal165.262748,366/
Mofokeng165.374648,365/
Chable165.382648,362/
Gurav165.562748,357/
Alamilla165.943248,345/
Maseko1663848,337/
Condori166.065448,335/
Mokoena166.125948,334/
Huaman166.212848,330/
Mhlanga166.212948,328/
Radebe166.33748,324/
Appu166.42548,322/
Gumede166.424548,320/
Quispe166.4225148,320/
Mahato166.54448,315/
Apaza166.565248,313/
Campero166.622648,310/
Yamanaka166.723248,306/
Cele166.823348,300/
Tshabalala166.873948,298/
Paucar166.934248,296/
Mathebula166.943448,295/
Rizal166.973048,292/
Sherpa166.984148,291/
Campoverde1673648,286/
Mamani167.0714448,282/
Shelar167.122548,278/
Baruah167.143648,274/
Sapkota167.143548,274/
Navea167.152648,272/
Cotrina167.152648,272/
Bhattarai167.214848,271/
Kumagai167.283648,263/
Barrales167.353448,256/
Salie167.393148,252/
Buthelezi167.392848,252/
Rodriges167.414448,249/
Kunene167.412748,249/
Sithole167.426748,248/
Jadav167.453348,246/
Vilca167.495148,245/
Khadka167.514148,241/
Quang167.513548,241/
Pratama167.523148,240/
Choque167.545048,236/
Nxumalo167.543548,236/
Victorio167.573548,231/
Balza167.63048,229/
Hidayat167.613848,227/
Abhi167.612848,227/
Basnet167.623948,225/
Ndlovu167.6315848,224/
Mthembu167.644248,223/
Balladares167.652648,221/
Chandia167.673348,217/
Waghmare167.73748,215/
Ghimire167.713848,211/
Hinostroza167.714548,211/
Nkosi167.7110948,211/
Miyashiro167.743548,207/
Bhavsar167.776148,203/
Dlamini167.810148,201/
Sonawane167.826148,198/
Gurung167.8318948,196/
Mahendra167.882548,191/
Kishor167.932948,189/
Kansara167.962548,182/
Ropero167.962548,182/
Bharti167.965448,182/
Picado167.962548,182/
Vasu167.973048,181/
Ngwenya1685748,172/
Tandel168.033348,170/
Khoza168.033848,170/
Ticona168.042548,169/
Colque168.072848,165/
Osornio168.083848,163/
Poudel168.082648,163/
Charry168.12948,160/
Vaghela168.115348,158/
Licona168.116648,158/
Huanca168.133048,154/
Mahomed168.157348,152/
Bermeo168.164448,150/
Zavaleta168.188748,148/
Loja168.232648,138/
Mbatha168.232648,138/
Copa168.242548,137/
Govind168.252848,134/
Noguchi168.263448,132/
Nyathi168.272648,128/
Nandy168.282548,126/
Nhlapo168.322548,119/
Sakuma168.333048,114/
Nugroho168.353148,112/
Vazques168.372748,110/
Villacorta168.374648,110/
Canseco168.386548,105/
Alcayaga168.412948,097/
Masia168.412748,097/
Kubota168.424348,096/
Mandal168.4312448,093/
Naruto168.442548,088/
dela Cruz168.4416948,088/
Mancia168.474748,086/
Simancas168.482748,083/
Novelo168.485048,083/
Colmenarez168.485648,083/
Bhowmik168.52848,075/
Oshiro168.515948,074/
Uresti168.522748,072/
Silva de Oliveira168.533048,064/
Kawakami168.534748,064/
Poot168.533648,064/
Pasion168.552948,060/
Saechao168.554248,060/
Vue168.588348,057/
Pujari168.592748,053/
Hirota168.62548,049/
Sibanda168.65548,049/
Bardales168.634348,042/
Patro168.642548,041/
Vasan168.662948,035/
Panta168.662948,035/
del Aguila168.663848,035/
Jairo168.663248,035/
Kurniawan168.685948,028/
Raymundo168.696548,026/
Tierno168.722548,020/
Asano168.732648,016/
Bebe168.753248,011/
Loeza168.753248,011/
Agurto168.764548,008/
Yokoyama168.784948,003/
Ishihara168.783248,003/
Roja168.792848,000/
Tamang168.795348,000/
Samanta168.793448,000/
Hazra168.812747,992/
Okumura168.813147,992/
Yevenes168.812647,992/
Thanh168.825747,991/
Venkat168.843747,987/
Jafar168.852647,981/
Morishita168.852647,981/
Quito168.854747,981/
Jaya168.853947,981/
Arafat168.852747,981/
Vivek168.852647,981/
Pineros168.873047,978/
Almonacid168.875547,978/
Poddar168.884847,968/
Panday168.884047,968/
Mohanty168.8811347,968/
Naka168.885047,968/
Manalo168.885147,968/
Chaurasia168.93947,963/
Villada168.95047,963/
Miyake168.913347,961/
del Rosario168.9210647,957/
Satou168.925147,957/
Garavito168.924947,957/
Katayama168.953847,949/
Panicker168.962647,942/
Roblero168.962647,942/
Sharda168.962647,942/
Puello168.962747,942/
Saldivia168.964647,942/
Alves da Silva168.968947,942/
Rajesh168.984347,941/
Fuenmayor1693547,928/
Hoshino1694047,928/
Mio1695447,928/
Aparecido da Silva1693147,928/
Ormeno1694047,928/
Thakor169.024147,927/
Matsuoka169.033247,920/
Kedia169.033447,920/
Jalal169.034047,920/
Chhetri169.033547,920/
Riba169.033147,920/
Basak169.034047,920/
Remigio169.033347,920/
Pulgarin169.044747,915/
Kushwah169.042847,915/
Josue169.044547,915/
Kushwaha169.047447,915/

Tallest Female Surnames

NameAverage Height (cm)Sample SizeOverall RankPrevalency
Kravetz169.46522/
Grigsby168.81527/
Edward168.76298/
Campion167.582624/
Speer167.514526/
Thatcher167.462828/
Fogle167.172937/
Butterfield166.973145/
Stowers166.882650/
Janssen166.843255/
Lehmann166.83061/
Schiller166.582674/
Dorman166.493584/
McHenry166.482985/
Legrand166.453189/
Rooney166.2548113/
Unger166.2441114/
Schulte166.2237117/
Blocker166.2129121/
Gaddy166.225124/
Rust166.1833128/
Caswell166.1631130/
Worth166.1428132/
Lentz166.0932136/
Behrens166.0728137/
Ale16644144/
Fenner165.9729153/
Matt165.9627154/
Sigler165.9626154/
Schreiber165.9538157/
Brook165.9538157/
Boles165.9154167/
Godinez165.9427168/
Swenson165.8856172/
Rosenthal165.8832172/
Sand165.8629180/
Luttrell165.8526183/
Collett165.8526183/
Slade165.840192/
Marcos165.7934195/
Newcomb165.7832197/
Sell165.7634200/
Jorgensen165.7551204/
Herzog165.7337207/
Stacy165.747218/
Beall165.727218/
Usa165.6828223/
Mensah165.6831223/
Nova165.6433232/
Templeton165.6436232/
Harman165.6330235/
Donnell165.6234240/
Lampkin165.625244/
Dallas165.5749250/
Spearman165.5730250/
Matias165.5566257/
Bledsoe165.5446262/
MacKie165.5330263/
Medlock165.526270/
Burge165.534270/
Carl165.4937278/
Segal165.4628285/
Waggoner165.4639285/
Jasper165.4531287/
Lemieux165.4529287/
Peel165.4425291/
Weiner165.4425291/
Anders165.4365294/
Kuntz165.4231295/
Sewell165.4255295/
Stoddard165.4137299/
Chaffin165.4129299/
Ives165.430303/
Hoff165.3944308/
Ahern165.3928308/
Wellman165.3735316/
Geiger165.3751316/
Gannon165.3429322/
Zeigler165.3429322/
Creamer165.3432322/
O'Neil165.3330325/
Holiday165.3231328/
Montague165.3142331/
Tiffany165.340333/
Lanham165.330333/
Dix165.2825338/
Elrod165.2733340/
Lance165.2643342/
Brinkman165.2528344/
Bill165.2434349/
Feeney165.2129352/
McGuinness165.2129352/
Leroux165.1828361/
Nunley165.1828361/
Metcalfe165.1730366/
Liles165.1729366/
Mudd165.1625370/
Burrows165.1562372/
Johansen165.1534372/
Beckley165.1526372/
Kingsley165.1429375/
Larose165.1225387/
Leahy165.1233387/
Breen165.1233387/
Tully165.130392/
Gillen165.129392/
Hitchcock165.0932396/
Sommer165.0934396/
Lavallee165.0825399/
Barnhart165.0837399/
Ramsay165.0743401/
Roundtree165.0632402/
Mulligan165.0448408/
Regan165.0261411/
O'Neill165.0167412/
Rubin164.99101433/
Beckett164.9841434/
Munroe164.9730435/
Falls164.9735435/
Mars164.9730435/
McSwain164.9625438/
McAfee164.9627438/
Spalding164.9626438/
Cave164.9627438/
McCormack164.9560442/
Schwab164.9540442/
Grimm164.9562442/
Shafer164.9566442/
Dell164.9435451/
Hawthorne164.9452451/
Bills164.9431451/
Adam164.9465451/
Kimberly164.9327461/
Forbes164.93128461/
Alex164.9156467/
Findley164.9132467/
McIver164.929473/
Mahon164.8928478/
Lutz164.8987478/
Holm164.8935478/
Foxx164.8944478/
Fahey164.8826486/
Loy164.8825486/
Bernstein164.8745494/
Llamas164.8731494/
Andersson164.8739494/
Peter164.8754494/
Junior164.8636500/
Choate164.8527503/
Haze164.8526503/
Coon164.8438505/
Jay164.83172507/
Malloy164.8255509/
Winston164.8189512/
Ricardo164.8127512/
Dorn164.8127512/
Santoro164.8131512/
Bundy164.835521/
Presley164.856521/
Lemoine164.825521/
Crooks164.830521/
Clarkson164.7947531/
Ivey164.7997531/
Cohn164.7933531/
Motley164.7929531/
Dunlop164.7827538/
Sheehan164.7863538/
Oconnell164.7858538/
Kozak164.7730544/
Thibodeau164.7629547/
Merrill164.7683547/
Corcoran164.7641547/
Breeze164.7528552/
Sugar164.7462557/
O'Brien164.73113560/
Cairns164.7326560/
Osgood164.7326560/
Chris164.7337560/
Smithson164.7337560/
Dayton164.7326560/
Felder164.7356560/
Samples164.7229571/
Billings164.7173573/
Bannister164.7128573/
Wyman164.7134573/
Knudsen164.7128573/
Hager164.7148573/
Ahmad164.7152573/
Wilks164.7128573/
Gleason164.757584/
Koenig164.747584/
Mark164.6968587/
Coppola164.6926587/
Sauer164.6948587/
McMurray164.6932587/
Edmond164.6936587/
Oates164.6935587/
Ca164.6837595/
Fischer164.68193595/
Barnum164.6825595/

Shortest Female Surnames

NameAverage Height (cm)Sample SizeOverall RankPrevalency
Kumar153.86747,865/
Xiong155.44397,861/
Gloria156.08257,853/
Arguello156.84257,838/
Vang157.16637,826/
Joshi157.2257,825/
Yeung157.29357,822/
Arriaga157.34417,821/
Archuleta157.41327,819/
Jaimes157.45407,818/
Dlamini157.54287,812/
Fatima157.64287,809/
Belen157.69267,806/
Ocasio157.73417,803/
Calvillo157.76257,800/
Catalan157.83367,795/
Casillas157.87527,790/
Nolasco157.9307,786/
Pabon157.95427,780/
Bolanos158297,776/
Magana158.02537,775/
Quintanilla158.03407,774/
Londoño158.06337,770/
Aguayo158.13387,764/
Palomino158.13327,764/
Astorga158.14287,763/
Renteria158.15527,761/
Montez158.15267,761/
Lemus158.16377,760/
Escalante158.18557,757/
Chan158.284247,747/
Vallejo158.28507,747/
Echeverria158.31297,746/
Caban158.33307,744/
Perales158.34357,743/
Amaya158.35817,741/
Marroquin158.36287,740/
Das158.38297,735/
Liddell158.4257,729/
Lebron158.4357,729/
Fierro158.42367,724/
Cardozo158.42337,724/
Luu158.44327,723/
Anaya158.45607,721/
Meneses158.46377,720/
Mundy158.53347,710/
Fu158.54357,709/
Barraza158.55427,707/
Montes158.551367,707/
Saucedo158.58607,703/
Toro158.61677,698/
Rosas158.621067,697/
Mancilla158.63277,695/
Searles158.65267,693/
Carvajal158.67617,691/
Sauls158.68347,690/
Legg158.74317,679/
Mak158.74277,679/
Zapata158.751347,676/
Cordoba158.76387,674/
Tapia158.791737,672/
Avalos158.79857,672/
Oviedo158.83297,664/
Najera158.83367,664/
Persaud158.84377,661/
Aragon158.84627,661/
Elizondo158.84317,661/
Tse158.85277,659/
Perdomo158.88347,654/
Kersey158.89287,651/
Frias158.89617,651/
Juarez158.891857,651/
Cota158.9297,649/
Mariscal158.92267,645/
Pastor158.92257,645/
Salcido158.93277,641/
Phan158.93727,641/
Cavazos158.93417,641/
Moncada158.93307,641/
Segovia158.95387,634/
Naidoo158.96457,630/
Alonzo158.96507,630/
Griego158.96277,630/
Pantoja158.96477,630/
Montiel158.97377,628/
McMillian158.97317,628/
Ledezma159297,617/
Candido159317,617/
Briones159.02587,616/
Alfaro159.03967,615/
Soliz159.07287,602/
Barboza159.07417,602/
Trevino159.081557,597/
Gamez159.08537,597/
Chiu159.08637,597/
Anguiano159.09337,594/
Sato159.1297,590/
Magallanes159.1317,590/
Rupert159.1307,590/
Kwan159.12257,588/
Teles159.13387,583/
Reynoso159.13397,583/
Valverde159.14357,579/
Raquel159.14367,579/
Montaño159.15737,576/
Cornejo159.15527,576/
Saldivar159.17297,573/
Ibarra159.171167,573/
Zavala159.181137,571/
Toliver159.19267,568/
Carrion159.2507,566/
Kirkwood159.2307,566/
Zamora159.211687,562/
Ventura159.211057,562/
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Yang159.342217,509/
Liao159.35437,507/
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Lomeli159.36257,501/
Lol159.37277,497/
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Dang159.45427,466/
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Lucio159.5327,447/
Gálvez159.5547,447/
Goetz159.5267,447/
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Barron159.551397,429/
Hutchings159.55317,429/
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