Nurthen Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Nurthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia521:519,14839,018
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England511:1,092,51152,584
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Nurthen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurthen is found most frequently in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurthen? popularity and diffusion

Nurthen is the 1,353,468th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Nurthen reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 33 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in Australia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 519,148. In Australia Nurthen is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 62 percent are found, Queensland, where 25 percent are found and Victoria, where 8 percent are found. Other than Australia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 31 percent are found.

Nurthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nurthen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Nurthen last name expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nurthen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nurthen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Nurthen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.64% more than the national average, earning $55,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurten92525/
Northen86712/
Noerthen802/
Northein802/
Northean801/
Norten77263/
Nurtin77188/
Nirten770/
Noortheen752/
Nurtina71305/
Northin71101/
Nurtine7139/
Nurtain7115/
Nurttin711/
Nortten710/
Noerten710/
Nurtitin6731/
Nortn674/
Noorthin671/
Northain670/
Nurtinova6373/
Nurtynova6321/
Nortin6271/
Nurtim6230/
Nortén6219/
Nirtin621/
Nurtaim5721/
Nortain579/

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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 Nurthen
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