Athern Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Athern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Athern (16) may also be a first name.

Athern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Athern is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athern? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 26 percent of Athern are found; 26 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Athern is mostly found in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Maine, where 7 percent live and Arizona, where 3 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Athern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Athern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Athern surname increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Athern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Athern are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Athern earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $50,302 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athearn92453/
Gathern9273/
Hathern921/
Atern9119/
Gauthern867/
Athearen861/
Atherion861/
Audthern861/
Haythern860/
Hathernn860/
Athorn83336/
Astern8332/
Attern8320/
Ateren8315/
Atharn838/
Ethern837/
Aterin833/
Hatern831/
Aterne831/
Autern831/
Eatern831/
Athirn831/
Othern830/
Gautherin80825/
Hathorn773,287/
Austern77101/
Eastern77100/
Gaterin7769/
Ataeren7741/
Asterin775/
Atereun773/
Aterina772/
Etherin772/
Atharen772/
Hattern771/
Gattern771/
Gothern771/
Atthorn771/
Haterne771/
Atharin771/
Asterne771/
Atereng771/
Audtern771/
Authorn770/
Aythorn770/
Eathorn770/
Gateren770/
Hatharn770/
Heathering751/
Atorn7377/
Atarn732/
Etern731/
Heathorn71222/
Hathhorn71186/
Autering7179/
Hatthorn7161/
Gauterin7160/
Achteren7133/
Astering719/
Hauthorn717/
Ataerien713/
Hathoren712/
Othering711/
Hatteren711/
Easteren711/
Easterin711/
Eatering711/
Gaterina711/
Eaterina711/
Asteräng711/
Oudthern711/
Easterrn711/
Attaharn711/
Ashteren710/
Hautharn710/
Atorin67231/
Ostern67162/
Eterin67123/
Atoryn6765/
Haasteren6756/
Atoren6731/
Ostheeren6725/
Oteren6718/
Atarin6717/
Oterin6717/
Eastering6716/
Atiren6712/
Atirin6710/
Aterem675/
Attorn674/
Autarn673/
Aatorn673/
Atthaharn673/
Haternova672/
Austereng672/
Autorn672/
Attarn672/
Hatorn672/
Oteryn672/
Haththorn671/
Hatarn671/
Eetern671/
Aterim671/
Othorn670/

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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 Athern
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