Ethan Surname
Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname
Ethan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,022 | 1:173,330 | 10,722 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Ethan (52,143) may also be a first name.
Ethan Demographics
Ethan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ethan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ethan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ethan (Arabic: ايثان, Hindi: एठन, Marathi: इथन, Oriya: ଏଥନ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ethan.
How Common Is The Last Name Ethan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ethan is the 330,363rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,500,933 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ethan reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,853rd most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 52,143 people.
Ethan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 173,330. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 75 percent live, Taraba, where 9 percent live and Kaduna, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.
Ethan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ethan surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ethan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan in the Hindi language | ||
| एठन | ethana | - |
| Ethan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଥନ | ethana | - |
| Ethan in the Marathi language | ||
| इथन | ithana | 60 |
| एथान | ethana | 20 |
| ऐथान | aithana | 20 |
| Ethan in the Arabic language | ||
| ايثان | aythan | - |
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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 Ethan
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