Athanasia Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Athanasia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athanasia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1581:70,12511,778
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Cyprus171:52,0525,162
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Athanasia (46,715) may also be a first name.

Athanasia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Athanasia (Arabic: اثناسيا, Oriya: ଆଥନାସିଆ) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Athanasia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Athanasia reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Athanasia is also the 19,584th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 46,715 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 70,125. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 46 percent reside, Thessaly, where 26 percent reside and Central Greece, where 14 percent reside. Barring Greece this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Athanasia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Athanasia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Athanasia surname grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Athanasia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Athanasia surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Athanasia earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.84% more than the national average, earning $59,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Athanasia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athanasia in the Oriya language
ଆଥନାସିଆathanasi'a-
Athanasia in the Arabic language
اثناسياathnasya-

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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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  • 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 Athanasia
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