Alban Surname
Approximately 35,149 people bear this surname
Alban Surname Definition:
From the Old Norse, Hallbjörn; from the Danish, Allbahn; from the Flemish, Albouin; in the Domesday Book, Alban; personal name Or Albourne; a location name in Sussex. Aldborne, Wiltshire.
Alban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 12,844 | 1:1,238 | 217 |
| Peru | 4,102 | 1:7,748 | 1,166 |
| Colombia | 3,324 | 1:14,372 | 1,303 |
| United States | 3,082 | 1:117,605 | 12,664 |
| Philippines | 2,616 | 1:38,700 | 6,008 |
| Turkey | 1,446 | 1:53,818 | 5,274 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| Brazil | 780 | 1:274,454 | 10,566 |
| Spain | 753 | 1:62,088 | 5,623 |
| Kazakhstan | 635 | 1:27,846 | 3,884 |
| France | 597 | 1:111,261 | 16,626 |
| Romania | 401 | 1:50,070 | 6,180 |
| Nigeria | 369 | 1:480,062 | 24,144 |
| Germany | 318 | 1:253,162 | 27,371 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Venezuela | 220 | 1:137,291 | 4,394 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Malaysia | 178 | 1:165,698 | 10,135 |
| Papua New Guinea | 172 | 1:47,405 | 5,884 |
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Italy | 125 | 1:489,254 | 50,132 |
| Argentina | 70 | 1:610,620 | 43,172 |
| Costa Rica | 68 | 1:70,295 | 1,386 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Nicaragua | 37 | 1:162,732 | 2,305 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Honduras | 27 | 1:326,535 | 2,797 |
| Guyana | 26 | 1:29,316 | 3,211 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Cuba | 14 | 1:823,051 | 6,140 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 339 | 1:148,138 | 13,775 |
The alternate forms: Albán (43), Albàn (5) & Albañ (1) are calculated separately.
Alban (63,316) may also be a first name.
Alban Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Old Norse, Hallbjörn; from the Danish, Allbahn; from the Flemish, Albouin; in the Domesday Book, Alban; personal name Or Albourne; a location name in Sussex. Aldborne, Wiltshire.
Alban Demographics
Alban Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Alban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alban (Arabic: البان, Hindi: आल्बन, Marathi: बन, Oriya: ଆଲବାନ, Russian: Албан) is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Albán, Albàn or Albañ. For other potential spellings of Alban click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alban? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,863rd most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 207,333 people. The last name Alban is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Alban reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Andean South America. Alban is also the 15,164th most common first name at a global level It is held by 63,316 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 12,844 people, or 1 in 1,238. In Ecuador it is primarily concentrated in: Pichincha Province, where 26 percent live, Guayas Province, where 23 percent live and Cotopaxi Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Ecuador this surname occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 12 percent live and Colombia, where 9 percent live.
Alban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alban has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alban last name grew 909 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 524 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Alban last name are 9.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.03% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Alban earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.41% less than the national average, earning €12,790 per year; in Norway they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning 390,944 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,972 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $20,070,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $53,806 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alban in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲବାନ | alabana | 80 |
| ଆଲବନ | alabana | 20 |
| Alban in the Hindi language | ||
| आल्बन | albana | 50 |
| अलबन | alabana | 50 |
| Alban in the Marathi language | ||
| बन | bana | 46.28 |
| अलबन | alabana | 37.23 |
| आलबन | alabana | 6.38 |
| बान | bana | 3.72 |
| अलबान | alabana | 3.72 |
| बाण | bana | 0.53 |
| Alban in the Russian language | ||
| Албан | alban | - |
| Alban in the Arabic language | ||
| البان | alban | - |
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Footnotes
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