Athanasus Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Athanasus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Athanasus (48) may also be a first name.
Athanasus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Athanasus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Athanasus (Oriya: ଆଥାନାସୁସ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Athanasus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Athanasus reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Athanasus is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Athanasus is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 48 percent reside, Rivers, where 20 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athanasius | 95 | 681 | / |
| Athanaisus | 95 | 6 | / |
| Athanasuis | 95 | 3 | / |
| Athanasu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Athannasius | 90 | 4 | / |
| Athanasos | 89 | 97 | / |
| Atanasius | 89 | 62 | / |
| Athanasiu | 89 | 61 | / |
| Athanasou | 89 | 18 | / |
| Atanasu | 88 | 48 | / |
| Athanacius | 84 | 3 | / |
| Athanasiua | 84 | 3 | / |
| Athanesuis | 84 | 3 | / |
| Athanacous | 84 | 1 | / |
| Athanaisos | 84 | 1 | / |
| Athanazius | 84 | 1 | / |
| Atanasiu | 82 | 1,952 | / |
| Atanasou | 82 | 8 | / |
| Atanasui | 82 | 2 | / |
| Atanascu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Attanasu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Athanaciu | 78 | 4 | / |
| Atanacius | 78 | 2 | / |
| Athenesus | 78 | 2 | / |
| Atanazius | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atanassoz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atanassou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atanassoe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atanasoss | 78 | 1 | / |
| Atenesus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atanaziu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atanaciu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aytanozu | 59 | 90 | / |
Athanasus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Athanasus in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଥାନାସୁସ | athanasusa | - |
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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
- 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 Athanasus
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