Aletan Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Aletan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 229 | 1:773,549 | 34,815 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Aletan (11) may also be a first name.
Aletan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aletan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aletan (Marathi: एलेटन) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aletan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Aletan is the 1,055,483rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Aletan reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Aletan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 773,549. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 40 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Oyo, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aletan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aletan in the Marathi language | ||
| एलेटन | eletana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Aletan
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