Atthews Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Atthews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atthews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Atthews Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atthews is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atthews? popularity and diffusion

Atthews is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Atthews occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Atthews are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Atthews is most prevalent in: Bedfordshire, where 51 percent reside, Surrey, where 22 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Atthews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atthews has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Atthews last name expanded 364 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hatthews931/
Athews924/
Atthew923/
Hathews860/
Attew83282/
Athew8367/
Ahthew778/
Gattew774/
Hathew771/
Athiew771/
Hattew771/
Atew7397/
Gathevs713/
Gattefs710/
Gauthew710/
Attef671,768/
Attiw67404/
Atteb6763/
Ateew675/
Ahtew675/
Astew672/
Ajtew671/
Othew671/
Athef671/
Atheb671/
Autew670/
Ottew670/

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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 Atthews
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