Napthan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Napthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Napthan (13) may also be a first name.

Napthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napthan is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Napthan? popularity and diffusion

Napthan is the 4,908,606th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Napthan are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Napthan is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Napthan is most common in: Norfolk, where 83 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 17 percent reside. Outside of England Napthan is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Napthan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Napthan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Napthan surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naphthan932/
Naptan923/
Nopthan86280/
Naphtan8619/
Naptain861/
Napthong80193/
Napton77141/
Noptan775/
Nabtan774/
Noptham71231/
Nopthon7159/
Naptong7113/
Ngabtan711/
Noptain711/
Nopthong67182/
Nabthong6751/
Nepton62557/
Navton621/
Novtan621/
Nopton620/
Novthon571/
Nabtong571/

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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 Napthan
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