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
Ethan (Arabic: ايثان, Hindi: एठन, Marathi: इथन, Oriya: ଏଥନ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ethan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ethan is the 330,363rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,500,933 people. It is mostly 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 commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 52,143 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,022 people, or 1 in 173,330. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 75 percent reside, Taraba, where 9 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Ethan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ethan last name is primarily 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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