Nathanial Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Nathanial Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nathanial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1331:1,331,90052,479
Israel891:96,15311,162
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
India241:31,961,058386,265
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Nathanial (3,999) may also be a first name.

Nathanial Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nathanial (Hindi: नथेनियल, Marathi: नथािनएल, Oriya: ନାଥନିଆଲ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nathanial? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nathanial is the 794,916th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Nathanial are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nathanial is also the 110,435th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 3,999 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria Nathanial is mostly found in: Taraba, where 12 percent are found, Kogi, where 10 percent are found and Adamawa, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 12 percent are found.

Nathanial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nathanial has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nathanial surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nathanial Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nathanial earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.02% more than the national average, earning R 287,580 per year and in United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nathanieal954/
Nathannial952/
Nathaniale951/
Natanial9420/
Nathaneal8956/
Nathenial8931/
Nethanial895/
Nathaniol891/
Natahnial891/
Natehnial891/
Natheaneal843/
Nataneal8210/
Natanyal821/
Nethenial781/

Nathanial Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nathanial in the Marathi language
नथािनएलnathaina'ela53.85
नथािनअलnathaina'ala30.77
नथानेलnathanela7.69
नाथान्यलnathan'yala7.69
Nathanial in the Hindi language
नथेनियलnatheniyala50
नथानीएलnathani'ela50
Nathanial in the Oriya language
ନାଥନିଆଲnathani'ala50
ନାଥାନିଏଲnathani'ela16.67
ନାଥାନିଆଲnathani'ala16.67
ନାଥନିଏଲnathani'ela16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nathanial
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