Nathansen Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greenland
Highest density in:
Greenland

Nathansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nathansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greenland1161:48681
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nathansen Last Name Facts

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

Nathansen is most common in Greenland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nathansen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Nathansen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Nathansen reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Dano-North America.

It is most numerous in Greenland, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 486. Without taking into account Greenland Nathansen is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Nathansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nathansen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nathansen last name grew 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nathansen Last Name Statistics demography

Nathansen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,361 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nathansen
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