Athens Surname

351,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Athens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8111:446,92838,345
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Chile531:332,3869,362
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Athens (368) may also be a first name.

Athens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Athens (Arabic: اثينة) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Athens is the 351,873rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,034,311 people. Athens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Athens live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 453,251st most common first name in the world, borne by 368 people.

The surname Athens is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 811 people, or 1 in 446,928. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and Chile, where 5 percent live.

Athens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Athens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Athens last name increased 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Athens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Athens surname are 12.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.3% registered with the political party.

Athens earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $51,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athaens921/
Atheins920/
Hathens920/
Gathens920/
Aithens920/
Authens920/
Atens916/
Heathens863/
Gathgens862/
Athans83997/
Gatens83707/
Athons8319/
Atense8315/
Attens8315/
Athins833/
Ateins832/
Ahtens831/
Astens831/
Atensh831/
Eatens830/
Athyns830/
Gatgens77501/
Gaitens77348/
Gattens77165/
Hattens77146/
Eastens7713/
Gathins777/
Hastens772/
Aittens771/
Aithans771/
Atteins771/
Austens771/
Hathans770/
Gateens770/
Atans7325/
Atems7311/
Atons739/
Otens738/
Atins736/
Etens732/
Gatns730/
Gaittens7193/
Atesinse7117/
Gattgens714/
Houthens712/
Hotheins711/
Gaitgens710/
Heithens710/
Hasthins710/
Ottens674,351/
Etensh673,059/
Atinse67204/
Gatins67147/
Eitens67108/
Attems6784/
Astins6751/
Ethans6747/
Otgens6730/
Gotens6719/
Atienz6719/
Atence6716/
Attans6712/
Attins6710/
Ostens678/
Hatans677/
Otenss672/
Aytons672/
Eatons672/
Ethins671/
Auztns671/
Autems671/
Atenze671/
Etiens671/
Uitens671/
Hotens671/
Ations671/
Atenje671/
Atansh671/
Hassteins671/
Adtins671/
Ettens670/
Othins670/
Autins670/

Athens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athens in the Arabic language
اثينةathynt-
اثنياathnya-
اثينهathynh-
آثيناathyna-
أثيناathyna-
اثيناathyna-

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Footnotes

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