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 found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Napthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Napthan is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Napthan reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. Napthan is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Napthan is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 83 percent live and Worcestershire, where 17 percent live. Excluding England Napthan is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Napthan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Napthan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 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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