Nations Surname

94,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Nations Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nations Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9691:72,9448,423
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8681:57,8566,427

Nations (35) may also be a first name.

Nations Last Name Facts

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

Nations has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nations? popularity and diffusion

Nations is the 94,848th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,451,702 people. The surname Nations is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Nations are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 35 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,969 people, or 1 in 72,944. In The United States Nations is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and Mississippi, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States Nations exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Nations Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nations has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nations surname expanded 572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nations Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nations last name are 14.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.46% registered with the party.

Nations earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $41,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nattions931/
Natins9241/
Nathins861/
Notions861/
Nateons860/
Natiens860/
Natens77110/
Nathens718/
Natinze711/
Notians710/
Nothins710/
Neutiens6757/
Natindje671/
Neuttiens6320/
Notnæs6217/
Nootens57295/
Neutens5774/
Nottens573/
Neytens572/
Noitens571/
Nooytens5326/
Noustens5316/
Neyttens531/

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Nations Reference & Research

Nation-Nations DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Nation-Nations FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nations
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis