Nation Surname
Approximately 12,885 people bear this surname
Nation Surname User-submission:
Nation was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manor. Soon after, the Battle of Hastings happened in 1066. After that, French became the main language. But surprisingly, the surname Nation survived.
Read More About This SurnameNation Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,887 | 1:40,785 | 5,010 |
| England | 914 | 1:60,961 | 7,200 |
| Australia | 858 | 1:31,464 | 4,184 |
| Jamaica | 589 | 1:4,873 | 652 |
| New Zealand | 266 | 1:17,024 | 2,983 |
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Wales | 127 | 1:24,366 | 2,557 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Panama | 56 | 1:69,862 | 3,012 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Dominica | 3 | 1:25,297 | 621 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 473 | 1:51,534 | 6,250 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 678 | 1:74,069 | 7,927 |
Nation (19,326) may also be a first name.
Nation Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nation was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as lords of the manor. Soon after, the Battle of Hastings happened in 1066. After that, French became the main language. But surprisingly, the surname Nation survived. During the great migration, many Nations immigrated to the USA and Australia in the 19th century.
- mikeydinoNation Demographics
Average Nation Salary in
United States
$40,814 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nation Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nation Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nation (Arabic: أمته) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nation? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,653rd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 565,584 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Nation are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 38,821st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 19,326 people.
The last name Nation is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,887 people, or 1 in 40,785. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Nation Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nation has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nation surname rose 1,311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nation Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nation last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Nation surname are 23.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Nation earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning R 200,388 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $40,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.81% more than the national average, earning $63,001 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nation Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nation in the Arabic language | ||
| أمته | amth | - |
| آمته | amth | - |
| أمة | amt | - |
| آمة | amt | - |
| امة | amt | - |
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Nation Reference & Research
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nation
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