Althan Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Althan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Althan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Althan (37) may also be a first name.

Althan Last Name Facts

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

Althan (Marathi: थन) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Althan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. Althan occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Althan are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 37 people.

Althan is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 5 percent reside and Palestine, where 2 percent reside.

Althan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Althan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Althan last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altahan921,287/
Alıthan9293/
Althann9212/
Althhan922/
Althain922/
Althaun921/
Halthan921/
Aulthan920/
Altan9131,498/
Althasen8614/
Alttahan862/
Althaing860/
Elthan83765/
Altham83724/
Altane8343/
Altain8336/
Altaan8328/
Haltan8325/
Galtan838/
Aultan838/
Altang838/
Althon832/
Altant832/
Altean831/
Althausen80447/
Healthand802/
Eltahan778,034/
Altasin77112/
Halthon7760/
Althaim7742/
Althuon7710/
Holthan774/
Eltthan774/
Haltain773/
Haltane773/
Haltham772/
Althein772/
Galtean771/
Hailtan771/
Althohn771/
Aultamn771/
Altaine771/
Althoun771/
Altacin771/
Gailtan771/
Altamnn771/
D'Altan771/
Açiltan771/
Aldtand770/
Altahaineh753/
Altahayneh751/
Halthausen751/
Alton739,999/
Oltan73615/
Eltan73238/
Altam7382/
Altán739/
Altanova71327/
Eltahaan71244/
Haultain71150/
Houlthan7115/
Altashyn718/
Altasing715/
Haltaine713/
Gaultean711/
Elltahan711/
Altassen711/
Haseltan710/
Gaultain710/
Oltean6715,618/
Halton675,446/
Holtan672,042/
Galton671,124/
Haltam67962/
Allton67874/
Aulton67460/
Ailton67212/
Ajlton6798/
Altein6771/
Altone6758/
Elthon6747/
Altoon6745/
Altoun6732/
Altonn6720/
Aalton6716/
Aslton677/
Ealton677/
Oltain676/
Aylton676/
Altomn674/
Aelton673/
Heltan673/
Oltham672/
Goltan672/
Altong672/
Oltamn671/
Haultaine671/
Holthasen671/
Altaynova671/
Althom671/
Alttam671/
Atlton671/
Aultam671/
Altont671/
Altaym671/
Eltain671/
Altaim671/
Eltean670/

Althan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Althan in the Marathi language
थनthana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Althan
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