Athanus Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Athanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Athanus (306) may also be a first name.

Athanus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Athanus occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Athanus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Athanus reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Athanus is also the 503,193rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 306 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 31 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 31 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 31 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found.

Athanus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Athanus surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Athanus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atanus92138/
Athanu921/
Gathanu8664/
Atanous8630/
Hatanus8619/
Athanos8611/
Asthanu867/
Athenus865/
Atanuse864/
Atanu83476/
Gathangu8045/
Gaitanus806/
Athenous800/
Aitanu77119/
Atanau7767/
Atainu7764/
Atanos7758/
Attanu7720/
Hatanu7713/
Atangu7712/
Atanou774/
Ataunu773/
Atenus773/
Othanu772/
Gatanu772/
Ataanu771/
Atanuz771/
Atanui771/
Athanoe71180/
Atannou7124/
Atanhou7112/
Aitaunu719/
Ostanus718/
Aiteanu716/
Hotanus716/
Atangou713/
Attanou712/
Hatanou711/
Gathonu711/
Attenus711/
Atagnou711/
Ataynou711/
Ahatanu711/
Attanos711/
Atanuha711/
Atanoos711/
Gatanou711/
Ateneus711/
Atenous710/
Gaitanou67386/
Otanu6797/
Atonu6761/
Aathanoe6734/
Athounou6729/
Attanhou6722/
Attannou6718/
Gatangou6711/
Attanoos678/
Gattanou672/
Hattanud671/
Audtanut671/
Gathongu671/
Attagnou671/
Gothanau671/
Hatannou671/
Hattanut671/
Houtanus670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Athanus
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