Manhattan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Manhattan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manhattan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Manhattan (129) may also be a first name.

Manhattan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manhattan is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manhattan? popularity and diffusion

Manhattan is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Manhattan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Manhattan reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 818,356th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 129 people.

The last name Manhattan is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 50 percent reside and Quebec, where 50 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Manhattan
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