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Where Does The Last Name Anthony Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Anthony (Arabic: انطونى, Bengali: এনথনি, Hindi: एन्थोनी, Marathi: ऍन्थोनी, Oriya: ଆୋନୀ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Anthony.

How Common Is The Last Name Anthony? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,419^th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,208 people. The surname Anthony occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Anthony are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 177^th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 2,868,949 people.

The surname Anthony is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 126,376 people, or 1 in 1,402. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 9 percent live, Anambra, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 177 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.

Anthony Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Anthony has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Anthony surname expanded 723 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 357 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 190 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Anthony Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Christian (98%) in Kenya, Maronite (69%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Anthony surname are 9.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Anthony earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning 488,002 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning R 266,592 per year; in United States they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $41,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,387 CAD per year.