Anathan Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Anathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
United States421:8,629,975373,648
India271:28,409,829361,298
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Anathan (189) may also be a first name.

Anathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anathan (Marathi: अनथन, Oriya: ଆନଥାନ) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anathan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anathan is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Anathan occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Anathan live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 661,310th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 189 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 499,902. In Malaysia Anathan is most frequent in: Selangor, where 31 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 19 percent reside and Perak, where 19 percent reside. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Anathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anathan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Anathan last name grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Anathan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Anathan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.56% more than the national average, earning $84,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Anathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anathan in the Marathi language
अनथनanathana75
ानाथनanathana12.5
अनथांanatham12.5
Anathan in the Oriya language
ଆନଥାନanathana66.67
ଆନଥନ୍anathan16.67
ଅନଥନanathana16.67

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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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  • 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 Anathan
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