Nthan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Nthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nthan (23) may also be a first name.

Nthan Last Name Facts

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

Nthan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nthan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Nthan live; 29 percent live in Southern Africa and 29 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Nthan occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nthang917/
Nthand911/
Ntan893,460/
Ntang803,914/
Ntand80364/
Ntane80284/
N'Tan8027/
Ntanh802/
Ntain802/
Ntasn801/
Ntean801/
Ntham801/
Ntaan801/
Ntant801/
Nthon801/
Ntaine73276/
Ntasin7388/
Ntatin7337/
Nthong7336/
Ntaung7321/
Ntagne7319/
Ntacin739/
Ntaane739/
Nteane735/
Ntanne733/
Ndtang732/
Ntasen732/
Ntangh731/
N'Tain731/
N'Tang731/
Ntam671,331/
Nton67661/
Ntateng6744/
Ntahtin6722/
Ntangue6713/
Ntassin6711/
Ntohina673/
Ndtaung671/
Ntouhng671/
Ntachin671/
Ntassen671/
Ntanova671/

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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
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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 Nthan
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