Northan Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Northan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Northan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Northan (45) may also be a first name.

Northan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Northan (Marathi: नॉथर्न) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Northan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,052,587th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name Northan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Northan live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Northan is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Northan is most numerous in: Maryland, where 20 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Northan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Northan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Northan last name rose 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Northan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Northan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Northan surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Northan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $35,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $46,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northamn932/
Northean931/
Northank930/
Northain930/
Northant930/
Northane930/
Northand930/
Nortan92325/
Northam863,578/
Northon86212/
Narthan8627/
Nortain869/
Norttan864/
Nerthan864/
Nortank860/
Northausen8240/
Norrthon8069/
Northong8057/
Northham802/
Northein802/
Northaim800/
Northond800/
Norton77125,290/
Nurtan77146/
Nertan77118/
Nartan7721/
Nhorthong751/
Nurtang7198/
Nurtain7115/
Nortong7114/
Norhton7114/
Naurtan714/
Nartain712/
Noirton711/
Nartayn711/
Nhorton711/
Nortont711/
Noorton711/
Nortone710/
Nourton710/
Norrton710/
Northom710/
Nortton710/
Nartatin6711/
Nortotin671/

Northan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Northan in the Marathi language
नॉथर्नnotharna-

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