View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as: Náthan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nathan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nathan is the 7,686^th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,757 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Nathan reside; 28 percent reside in West Africa and 19 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nathan is also the 1,543^rd most widely held forename on earth It is held by 637,189 people.

Nathan is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 11,673 people, or 1 in 31,051. In The United States Nathan is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 134 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Nathan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nathan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 744 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 328 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 347 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nathan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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% registered with the 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.