Nath Surname

379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Nath Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word nath or natha, which means 'head of community' (a politician). Nathani means 'head of community and their family' (family of politicians).

Nath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,221,5821:62863
Bangladesh100,3021:1,589156
United States3,5891:100,99211,207
United Arab Emirates2,1211:4,320535
Fiji1,7281:51850
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
Kuwait9551:3,980524
Oman9481:3,890563
England8981:62,0477,303
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Germany8591:93,72011,726
Qatar6931:3,403339
Pakistan6181:289,0686,148
Brazil4361:490,99618,542
Canada4211:87,5199,686
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Australia3761:71,7978,481
Bahrain3231:4,175737
France3031:219,21734,056
Singapore2531:21,770855
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Thailand2011:351,43561,187
Malaysia2001:147,4719,253
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Poland1321:287,94534,716
Cambodia1061:146,1052,724
Ecuador1051:151,4847,114
Trinidad and Tobago921:14,8261,891
Spain631:742,09631,639
Nepal601:474,6834,295
Guyana441:17,3232,264
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Romania381:528,36539,789
Mauritius361:35,9286,940
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
China201:68,366,0783,721
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Wales181:171,91811,581
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Austria101:851,54467,454
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Norway61:857,04855,549
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
East Timor41:303,982255
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
San Marino11:33,214932
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Nath (20,784) may also be a first name.

Nath Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word nath or natha, which means 'head of community' (a politician). Nathani means 'head of community and their family' (family of politicians).

- imrannathani

Nath Last Name Facts

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

Nath (Arabic: نيطه, Bengali: নাথ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺓ, Hindi: नाथ, Marathi: नाथ, Oriya: ନାଥ, Tibetan: ནཏ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nath? popularity and diffusion

It is the 379th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nath live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,752nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 20,784 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,221,582 people, or 1 in 628. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 36 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent are found and West Bengal, where 10 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 115 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nath last name expanded 7,976 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 14,967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nath surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Nath earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.79% more than the national average, earning R 598,344 per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nathe897,698/
Nauth891,617/
Neath891,452/
Hnath89380/
Naath89324/
Naths89158/
Nathz89143/
Natth89115/
Naith8983/
Nnath8943/
Nathh8939/
Natch8926/
Nadth8912/
Natsh8912/
Nathp897/
Natht895/
Nathd894/
Nahth892/
Nat8644,225/
Natsch80208/
Nauthe8097/
Nasthe8046/
'Nathe8017/
Natthe8016/
Nahath8013/
Naithe808/
Nathth806/
Neaths805/
Nautch805/
Nhathe804/
Naathe802/
Hnaith802/
Naitch802/
Nashth802/
Naythe802/
N'Gath801/
Nautth801/
Nathch801/
Neateh801/
Nayteh801/
Nnathe801/
Gnaith801/
Ngauth801/
Neathe800/
Nhat75108,589/
Nait7522,786/
Nate759,337/
Natt754,736/
Noth754,379/
Nast753,866/
Nadh753,151/
Hnat752,650/
Gnat751,978/
Naut751,606/
Neat751,426/
Naat751,291/
Nayt75521/
Ngat75393/
Naht75146/
Najt75120/
Nats7550/
Naït7530/
Nahd7527/
Nadt7521/
Nnat7513/
Natd758/
Natp757/
Naãt755/
Naît754/
Natì752/
Nóth752/
Nâat751/
Naât751/
Nautsch7384/
Nashthe7316/
Nathová7316/
Nahathe737/
Naashth732/
Naitsch732/
Naidtch731/
Natehez731/
Naagyth731/
Neate672,637/
Natte672,269/
Nahat671,168/
Naite671,140/
Gnadt671,091/
Nacht67970/
Nnate67825/
Naïte67682/
Naste67561/
Nauts67468/
Gnate67452/
Neith67286/
Natås67225/
Nahad67204/
N'Ait67146/
Gnatt67145/
Nahut67145/
Hnatt67137/
Nothe67127/
Gnatz67124/
'Nate67119/
Naust6788/
Naute6786/
Nayte6784/
Nasht6761/
Nhate6760/
Nautz6751/
Noëth6746/
Naudt6745/
Nouth6742/
Naitt6739/
Ngait6733/
Neatt6727/
Nayts6725/
Naate6723/
Nooth6719/
Nahtz6718/
Neats6717/
Naats6716/
Nahdh6716/
Naitz6715/
Naist6713/
Neyth6712/
Natts6711/
Ngaut6710/
Naidh6710/
Nashd6710/
Noith679/
Naadh679/
Neast679/
Nohth678/
Hnáth677/
Nadph675/
Nadsh675/
Naits674/
Najht674/
Notch673/
H'Nat673/
Hnathová673/
Naddh673/
Notsh673/
Neaut673/
Nahud673/
Naháč673/
Najdh673/
Naytt672/
Hnathova672/
Nhadh672/
Hnats672/
Neuth671/
Ngaat671/
Nadte671/
N'Att671/
Ngatt671/
Nhait671/
Nnadh671/
Hnate671/
Gnadh671/
Gneat671/
Hnaut671/
Najtë671/
Nahst671/
Nahts671/
Nahıd671/
Naëtt671/
Naïts671/
Natgy671/
Nastė671/
Naast671/
Naatt671/
Naayt671/
N'Gat671/
N'Ate671/
Gnast671/
Naiht671/
Neahd671/
Nayst671/
Najtp671/
Nattp671/
Gnaat670/

Nath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nath in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺓalnat-
Nath in the Bengali language
নাথnatha99.75
ণাথnatha0.03
নাথ্nath0.02
নাখnakha0.01
মাথmatha0.01
নাধnadha0
Nath in the Hindi language
नाथnatha99.72
नथnatha0.12
नाथ्nath0.11
नाथ़natha0.01
नाथ्ाnatha0.01
नथ्nath0
नाथ्ंnathm0
राथratha0
ना़़थnatha0
नाथूnathu0
ना़थnatha0
दत्तdatta0
नाभnabha0
ना्थnatha0
नाथाnatha0
नाधnadha0
Nath in the Marathi language
नाथnatha98.79
नाथाnatha0.46
नथnatha0.26
नाठेnathe0.06
नाथ्nath0.06
नथुnathu0.05
नथाnatha0.05
नातnata0.03
नाथेnathe0.03
़नाथnatha0.03
नठnatha0.02
नाथूnathu0.02
नातःnatah0.02
Nath in the Oriya language
ନାଥnatha97.16
ସାହୁsahu0.09
ନଥnatha0.04
ମହାmaha0.03
ନାଥ୍nath0.01
ମାଝୀmajhi0.01
ନାତnata0.01
ପାତpata0.01
ସଦାଃsadah0
ନୀଥnitha0
ପାଠୀpathi0
େହାତାehata0
ଚଢାcadha0
ଲାଥlatha0
ଯତୀyati0
େଯାତିeyati0
ସାହାsaha0
ମାଥmatha0
ରଥratha0
ନଠnatha0
ର୍ଲତାrlata0
ଷଢsadha0
ନାଧnadha0
ଗଭାgabha0
ଯତିyati0
ପାଢୀpadhi0
ଆରତୀarati0
ରାଧାradha0
ମାତାmata0
ପାଢିpadhi0
ପତିpati0
ରଘୁraghu0
Nath in the Tibetan language
ནཏ་nata32.64
ནད་30.24
ནཱད་24
ནཱཏ་nata6.08
ནཐ་nata4.48
དན་den0.48
དཱན་den0.32
ནཱཐ་nata0.32
དཏ་data0.16
ནད0.16
དཱད་0.16
ནཏ།nata0.16
ནྷཏ་nhata0.16
ནདྲ་nadra0.16
ནཱནད་nen0.16
དཐ་data0.16
ནཏnata0.16
Nath in the Arabic language
نيطهnyth-
ناتهnath-

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