Elnathan Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elnathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elnathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2311:766,85234,601
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elnathan (698) may also be a first name.

Elnathan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elnathan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elnathan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname Elnathan is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Elnathan reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elnathan is also the 312,842nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 698 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 766,852. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 80 percent live, Taraba, where 7 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Elnathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elnathan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elnathan last name increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elnathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elnathan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Elnathan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $31,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elnatan93233/
Elnatham881/
Alnatan8011/
Elnaton801/
Elnatanova7829/
Yelnatanova741/
Elnoton671/
Alnotan671/
Helnoton631/
Halneton500/

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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 Elnathan
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