Athanase Surname

65,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Athanase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athanase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Tanzania1,3161:40,2294,605
France8131:81,70111,575
Chad5781:23,5162,818
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Seychelles1351:684162
Ivory Coast701:329,58912,041
Trinidad and Tobago421:32,4763,282
Haiti401:267,0989,069
Saint Lucia351:5,108704
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Benin141:738,25740,906
Burundi91:1,089,428846
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
England21:27,859,030389,889
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Dominica11:75,891912
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Athanase (77,038) may also be a first name.

Athanase Last Name Facts

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

Athanase is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athanase? popularity and diffusion

The surname Athanase is the 65,592nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 957,753 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Athanase live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Athanase is also the 12,782nd most common first name at a global level, held by 77,038 people.

The surname Athanase is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 2,791 people, or 1 in 4,072. Without taking into account Rwanda this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.

Athanase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Athanase are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Athanase earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 36.47% less than the national average, earning $27,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $43,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athanases947/
Athanasse946/
Athanasie944/
Athanasea941/
Athganase941/
Athanayse941/
Athanas9325,087/
Atanase93248/
Athanaseas8914/
Athanassie893/
Athanasi881,229/
Athanaze88170/
Athanace88104/
Atanasie8852/
Athanasa8834/
Athanasy889/
Asthanas881/
Athanese881/
Atanashe881/
Attanase881/
Atanas862,325/
Athanassi82164/
Athanasis8262/
Attanasie8219/
Athanassa8215/
Athanasai822/
Atanashie822/
Atanaseas821/
Athanazes821/
Atanasi801,911/
Athanaz80915/
Gatanas80172/
Atanose8052/
Atanaze8033/
Attanas8018/
Athanos8011/
Atanasy807/
Atanasa804/
Astanas802/
Atanese802/
Atonase801/
Aitanas801/
Atenase801/
Etanase801/
Athanasova7849/
Athanasioy7815/
Athanasuis783/
Athanasiua783/
Athaunaces781/
Athanasová781/
Athanasioj781/
Athanazi751,815/
Attanasi751,219/
Gaitanas75121/
Atanasyi7565/
Atanache7532/
Atainage7525/
Atanyese7523/
Atanashi7521/
Atanasić7518/
Attanese7516/
Atanassi7516/
Athanazy759/
Asthanaz756/
Athenasi755/
Atenashe754/
Atanasui752/
Autanise751/
Atanasoa751/
Gatanaze751/
Atonasse751/
Atanasoy751/
Atanazie751/
Athanassova741/
Athanassowa741/
Atanasova7150,418/
Atanaz71360/
Atanos7158/
Atanasová7150/
Atanasich7112/
Atanascio7111/
Atonas7110/
Atanasowa711/
Attanasid711/
Attaniese711/
Athanaxay711/
Atanacier711/
Atainaage711/
Aitanoseh711/
Atanassio711/
Atanasych711/
Atanazi671,601/
Atanoza67337/
Atanassova67271/
Atanaza6742/
Atanous6730/
Atannaz6710/
Ostanas679/
Atanosa677/
Astonas675/
Attanassio674/
Atenese674/
Etanasi673/
Othonas672/
Gatanos671/
Atanoos671/
Attanos671/
Gatanaz671/
Gatonas671/
Atanashova671/
Atanassowa671/
Attanasova671/
Otangas671/
Atanosi671/
Atanaci671/
Atamnazish671/
Atanacy671/

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