Nat Surname

12,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nat Surname Definition:

The nickname of Nathaniel.

Nat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31,7361:24,1701,831
Cambodia8,8171:1,757395
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
United States4091:886,20867,037
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Netherlands1881:89,82514,833
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
Pakistan1561:1,145,15314,020
Taiwan1441:162,8111,435
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
France1041:638,68083,098
Thailand951:743,562121,778
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Spain741:631,78428,875
Canada681:541,84745,466
Liberia651:67,8245,810
Afghanistan621:518,6006,453
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Haiti581:184,2057,235
Ukraine551:827,68582,321
England421:1,326,62059,571
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Romania291:692,34047,921
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Algeria151:2,575,43744,639
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Nat (71,613) may also be a first name.

Nat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The nickname of Nathaniel.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nat Last Name Facts

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

Nat (Arabic: نعات, Bengali: নাথ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺕ, Hindi: नट, Marathi: नाट, Oriya: ନଟ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,687th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 164,783 people. The last name Nat is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nat reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 13,603rd most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 71,613 people.

The surname Nat is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 31,736 people, or 1 in 24,170. In India Nat is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 76 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 11 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 20 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Nat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nat last name expanded 730 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Jewish (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nat surname are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nat earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning $53,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $62,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nath861,341,688/
Nhat86108,589/
Nait8622,786/
Nate869,337/
Natt864,736/
Nast863,866/
Hnat862,650/
Gnat861,978/
Naut861,606/
Neat861,426/
Naat861,291/
Nayt86521/
Ngat86393/
Naht86146/
Najt86120/
Nats8650/
Naït8630/
Nadt8621/
Nnat8613/
Natd868/
Natp867/
Naãt865/
Naît864/
Natì862/
Nâat861/
Naât861/
Na80617,357/
Nault758,955/
Nathe757,698/
Neate752,637/
Natte752,269/
Nauth751,617/
Neath751,452/
Nahat751,168/
Naite751,140/
Gnadt751,091/
Nacht75970/
Nnate75825/
Naïte75682/
Naste75561/
Nauts75468/
Gnate75452/
Hnath75380/
Naath75324/
Natås75225/
Naths75158/
N'Ait75146/
Gnatt75145/
Nahut75145/
Nathz75143/
Hnatt75137/
Gnatz75124/
'Nate75119/
Natth75115/
Naust7588/
Naute7586/
Nayte7584/
Naith7583/
Nasht7561/
Nhate7560/
Nautz7551/
Naudt7545/
Nnath7543/
Nathh7539/
Naitt7539/
Ngait7533/
Neatt7527/
Natch7526/
Nayts7525/
Naate7523/
Nahtz7518/
Neats7517/
Naats7516/
Naitz7515/
Naist7513/
Nadth7512/
Natsh7512/
Natts7511/
Ngaut7510/
Neast759/
Nathp757/
Natht755/
Naits754/
Nathd754/
Najht754/
H'Nat753/
Neaut753/
Nahth752/
Naytt752/
Hnats752/
Ngaat751/
Nadte751/
N'Att751/
Ngatt751/
Nhait751/
Hnate751/
Gneat751/
Hnaut751/
Najtë751/
Nahst751/
Nahts751/
Naëtt751/
Naïts751/
Natgy751/
Nastė751/
Naast751/
Naatt751/
Naayt751/
N'Gat751/
N'Ate751/
Gnast751/
Naiht751/
Nayst751/
Najtp751/
Nattp751/
Gnaat750/
Naz67293,759/
Nau6792,989/
Nai6782,857/
Nga6761,620/
Naj6751,661/
Nas6738,017/
Nay6733,633/
Noa6729,895/
Nah6722,745/
Nna6715,572/
Nad6714,136/
Naa679,281/
Nađ679,067/
Nap674,346/
Nea674,194/
Not672,798/
Neault672,222/
Nashte671,156/
Naudts671,124/
Hna67672/
Naď67585/
Natova67321/
Naç67319/
Natsch67208/
Gna67200/
Nôa67138/
Nauthe6797/
Nasthe6746/
Nauste6746/
Naï6743/
Hnault6737/
Naș6735/
H'Nate6730/
'Nathe6717/
Natthe6716/
Nahath6713/
Nahyts6713/
Naithe678/
Nathth676/
Neaths675/
Nautch675/
Néa674/
Nhaztz674/
Naş674/
Nhathe674/
N'Gatt673/
Naijte673/
Gnaust673/
Natowa673/
H'Natt672/
Neatte672/
Naitte672/
Naathe672/
Gnatte672/
Hnaith672/
Naitch672/
Nashth672/
Naythe672/
Nahaat671/
N'Gath671/
Naucht671/
Nautth671/
Nathch671/
Nhacht671/
Nhatte671/
Hnatte671/
Hnaute671/
Neateh671/
Nayteh671/
Najtte671/
Nagytė671/
Naiste671/
Naî671/
Naù671/
Nač671/
N'A671/
Nnathe671/
Gnaatz671/
Gnaith671/
Naytte671/
Ngauth671/
÷Na671/
Neathe670/

Nat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nat in the Hindi language
नटnata95.58
नत्nat0.08
Nat in the Oriya language
ନଟnata95.06
ନାତnata2.47
Nat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺕalnat66.67
ﺃﻧﺎﺕanat33.33
Nat in the Marathi language
नाटnata59.86
नटnata34.5
नातnata3.29
Nat in the Bengali language
নাথnatha50
নাতnata50
Nat in the Arabic language
نعاتnat-
عنةnt-
ناتnat-

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