Athanasus Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Athanasus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athanasus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

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

Athanasus (Oriya: ଆଥାନାସୁସ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Athanasus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athanasus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Athanasus is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Athanasus live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Athanasus is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Athanasus is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 48 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Athanasus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athanasus in the Oriya language
ଆଥାନାସୁସathanasusa-

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