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
Aletan (Marathi: एलेटन) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aletan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,055,483rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Aletan occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Aletan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 773,549. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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 Aletan
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