Aften Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Aften Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aften Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Aftén (14) are calculated separately.

Aften (248) may also be a first name.

Aften Last Name Facts

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

Aften is found most in The United States. It may also be found as: Aftén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aften? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Aften occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Aften live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Aften is also the 566,287th most frequent first name globally, held by 248 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oregon, where 56 percent live, Georgia, where 20 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States Aften occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Aften Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aften has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Aften surname grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aften Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aften surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Aften earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $52,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aftén9314/
Haften9110/
Afteen911/
Ahften911/
Aaften910/
Gaften910/
Aftn891/
Haaften83109/
Hafften8388/
Haeften8347/
Asfteen831/
Ahaften831/
Aftin801,857/
Often80271/
Aftem8032/
Abten8014/
Eften802/
Awten801/
Avten801/
Aftenova771/
Aftina7375/
Afting7363/
Hoften7333/
Haftyn7310/
Höften739/
Auftin738/
Heften737/
Aftion732/
Gaftin732/
Afthin732/
Oftten731/
Hawten731/
Aaftin731/
Haftin730/
Goften730/
Aaftink67371/
Hafting6747/
Hofften672/
Haftyna671/
Ausftin670/
Hooften670/

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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
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  • 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 Aften
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