Nathan Surname
Approximately 73,793 people bear this surname
Nathan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,673 | 1:31,051 | 3,866 |
| Nigeria | 10,448 | 1:16,955 | 1,625 |
| India | 10,096 | 1:75,977 | 5,144 |
| Chad | 8,088 | 1:1,681 | 316 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,728 | 1:5,582 | 815 |
| England | 3,038 | 1:18,340 | 2,620 |
| Tanzania | 3,013 | 1:17,571 | 2,254 |
| Malaysia | 2,714 | 1:10,867 | 1,192 |
| Australia | 2,631 | 1:10,261 | 1,524 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,225 | 1:3,665 | 184 |
| Egypt | 1,861 | 1:49,401 | 4,858 |
| Kenya | 1,304 | 1:35,414 | 3,831 |
| New Zealand | 1,276 | 1:3,549 | 551 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| South Africa | 1,012 | 1:53,535 | 6,797 |
| France | 989 | 1:67,161 | 9,276 |
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Liberia | 840 | 1:5,248 | 638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 717 | 1:12,779 | 1,585 |
| Canada | 670 | 1:54,993 | 6,529 |
| Thailand | 635 | 1:111,241 | 16,321 |
| Jamaica | 486 | 1:5,905 | 748 |
| Oman | 463 | 1:7,965 | 1,110 |
| Germany | 331 | 1:243,219 | 26,591 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Denmark | 176 | 1:32,072 | 3,326 |
| Kuwait | 164 | 1:23,175 | 3,064 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 142 | 1:9,605 | 1,341 |
| Marshall Islands | 130 | 1:399 | 64 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Pakistan | 111 | 1:1,609,404 | 16,985 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Ireland | 104 | 1:45,278 | 3,395 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Luxembourg | 86 | 1:6,750 | 1,017 |
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Guyana | 58 | 1:13,142 | 1,824 |
| Solomon Islands | 57 | 1:10,176 | 1,762 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 56 | 1:1,771 | 303 |
| Haiti | 51 | 1:209,488 | 7,836 |
| Italy | 47 | 1:1,301,206 | 77,088 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Saint Lucia | 34 | 1:5,258 | 718 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 1:7,720,504 | 2,596 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1:18,776 | 937 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 925 | 1:26,352 | 3,614 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:23,764 | 1,369 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,568 | 1:32,027 | 3,849 |
The alternate forms: Náthan (2) are calculated separately.
Nathan (637,189) may also be a first name.
Nathan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) Given (of God) [Hebrew Náthán]
“Given by God” in Hebrew.
(English) Descendant of Nathan (gift of God).
(from the name of a male ancestor) Nathan is the Biblical name of a prophet in the time of David.
A very common family name with the Jews, to whom it is principally restricted.
User-submitted Reference
It is a male surname, derived from the Hebrew (archaic) noun matán, which means 'gift' or 'a giving'. In the New Testament of the Bible, Matthan is the name of Jesus's great-grandfather (paternal), although here it is given in its Greek transliterated form Ματθαν.
- BalegHebrew, ornamental. 'Gift.' Most common amongst Sephardic Jews. From Hebrew 'Natan,' (noun, 'gift, present').
- archeroftheeyesNathan Demographics
Nathan Religious Adherence
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Nathan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nathan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nathan (Arabic: ناثان, Bengali: নাথন, Hindi: नथन, Marathi: नाथन, Oriya: ନାଥନ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as: Náthan. Click here for further possible spellings of Nathan.
How Common Is The Last Name Nathan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,686th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 98,757 people. Nathan is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Nathan live; 28 percent live in West Africa and 19 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,543rd most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 637,189 people.
Nathan is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,673 people, or 1 in 31,051. In The United States Nathan is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 134 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Nathan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nathan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nathan surname grew 744 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 328 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 347 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nathan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (70%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Nathan last name are 38.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.68% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nathan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning 385,082 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,840 per year; in South Africa they earn 115.69% more than the national average, earning R 512,556 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.23% more than the national average, earning $64,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nathan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan in the Bengali language | ||
| নাথন | nathana | 83.33 |
| নাথান | nathana | 16.67 |
| Nathan in the Marathi language | ||
| नाथन | nathana | 81.32 |
| नाथान | nathana | 5.94 |
| नथन | nathana | 4.03 |
| नादन | nadana | 1.27 |
| नाथम | nathama | 0.64 |
| नठान | nathana | 0.53 |
| नादान | nadana | 0.42 |
| नाथुन | nathuna | 0.42 |
| नाठन | nathana | 0.32 |
| नाथण | nathana | 0.32 |
| नातं | natam | 0.21 |
| नायन | nayana | 0.21 |
| नाधन | nadhana | 0.21 |
| नठाण | nathana | 0.21 |
| नथनी | nathani | 0.21 |
| नाथं | natham | 0.21 |
| नेतन | netana | 0.21 |
| नाथाण | nathana | 0.11 |
| नेथान | nethana | 0.11 |
| नाथा | natha | 0.11 |
| टीफन | tiphana | 0.11 |
| नातकान | natakana | 0.11 |
| नॅथन | nethana | 0.11 |
| पठाण | pathana | 0.11 |
| Nathan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଥନ | nathana | 80.68 |
| ନାଥନ୍ | nathan | 7.95 |
| ନାଥାନ | nathana | 3.41 |
| ନଥନ | nathana | 3.41 |
| ନାଥ | natha | 1.14 |
| ନାଥହ୍ | nathah | 1.14 |
| ନାତାନ | natana | 1.14 |
| Nathan in the Hindi language | ||
| नथन | nathana | 76.76 |
| नाथन | nathana | 16.01 |
| नाथं | natham | 4.3 |
| नेथन | nethana | 0.6 |
| नाथां | natham | 0.26 |
| नैथन | naithana | 0.26 |
| नथान | nathana | 0.17 |
| नथ्ान | nathana | 0.09 |
| नाथन् | nathan | 0.09 |
| Nathan in the Arabic language | ||
| ناثان | nathan | - |
| نايثن | naythn | - |
| ناتان | natan | - |
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