Nation Surname

40,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Nation Surname User-submission:

Nation was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manor. Soon after, the Battle of Hastings happened in 1066. After that, French became the main language. But surprisingly, the surname Nation survived.

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Nation Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8871:40,7855,010
England9141:60,9617,200
Australia8581:31,4644,184
Jamaica5891:4,873652
New Zealand2661:17,0242,983
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Wales1271:24,3662,557
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
India1031:7,447,237161,200
Panama561:69,8623,012
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Norway61:857,04855,549
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kiribati41:28,352669
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Dominica31:25,297621
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4731:51,5346,250
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6781:74,0697,927

Nation (19,326) may also be a first name.

Nation Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nation was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manor. Soon after, the Battle of Hastings happened in 1066. After that, French became the main language. But surprisingly, the surname Nation survived. During the great migration, many Nations immigrated to the USA and Australia in the 19th century.

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Nation Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nation (Arabic: أمته) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nation click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nation? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nation is the 40,653rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 565,584 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Nation live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 38,821st most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 19,326 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,887 people, or 1 in 40,785. In The United States Nation is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Nation Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nation has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nation last name expanded 1,311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nation Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nation last name are 23.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Nation earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning R 200,388 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $40,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.81% more than the national average, earning $63,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nastion9260/
Naution9255/
Ngation9210/
Natione927/
Nationg923/
Nationn921/
Natin911,441/
Ngatin83854/
Nastin83819/
Natina83632/
Nating83256/
Nathin83121/
Nautin8383/
Nattin8356/
Naztin8346/
Natian8333/
Naitin8330/
Gnatin8328/
Hnatin8310/
Natiom8310/
Notion839/
Natuin839/
Natien834/
Nateon832/
Netion832/
Natjon831/
Neatin831/
Natoen831/
Naatin831/
Naytin831/
Natinc831/
Natn8040/
Natiang77282/
Nathoen77132/
Nastian7733/
Nahtian7725/
Gnatint7725/
Nathian7711/
Naithin7711/
Nattina7710/
Ngatina779/
Naiting777/
Natijan776/
Naatina775/
Neatina773/
Neatien773/
Nauting773/
Natting772/
Natiane772/
Nahutin771/
Natheon771/
Natihan771/
Nottion771/
Natinne771/
Nashtin771/
Gnatink771/
Natingh771/
Natuyon771/
Nathien770/
Notin73900/
Natim73573/
Naten73314/
Nótin73109/
Nathn7352/
Natyn7336/
Nattn733/
Natne731/
Nastn731/
Natng731/
Natingue717,419/
Ngatijan71253/
Gnahatin719/
Nathiang714/
Natinova713/
Nauthtin711/
Natiasin711/
Natehoun711/
Natayian711/
Neatting710/
Nottin67365/
Nathen67322/
Natyna67187/
Ngaten67136/
Nateng67134/
Nautim67124/
Natten6763/
Nostin6756/
Noutin6735/
Naiten6729/
Nothin6723/
Hnotin6723/
Nateen6721/
Nasten6715/
Natiangue6710/
Nattim679/
Neaten678/
Noting677/
Natyan677/
Nathén674/
Neutin673/
Nathaiian673/
Nathne672/
Naaten672/
Natean672/
Natyng671/
Naztim671/
Nashtn671/
Natgne671/
Notien671/
Noitin671/
Ngotin671/
Gnotin671/
Gnatyn671/
Nathyn671/
Naityn671/
Natjan671/
Natiam671/
Nootin671/

Nation Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nation in the Arabic language
أمتهamth-
آمتهamth-
أمةamt-
آمةamt-
امةamt-

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Nation Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Nation
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