Patient Surname

65,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Patient Surname Definition:

Now a rare surname. Rev. J. Patience is recorded at Ardnamurchan, 1816. Alexander Patience (in 1938) a F. S. A. Scot. Lower says this is a baptismal name for both sexes. A Saint Patient is honored by the Roman Church on 11th September.

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Patient Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
DR Congo1,1361:65,0357,666
France8281:80,22111,344
England8001:69,6488,035
United States4131:877,62566,497
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada591:624,50251,218
Burundi361:272,357409
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Mauritius151:86,2287,923
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
India111:69,733,217610,955
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Patient (145,617) may also be a first name.

Patient Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Now a rare surname. Rev. J. Patience is recorded at Ardnamurchan, 1816. Alexander Patience (in 1938) a F. S. A. Scot. Lower says this is a baptismal name for both sexes. A Saint Patient is honored by the Roman Church on 11th September.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1. A baptismal name for both sexes. A Saint Patient is honoured by the Roman church on the 11th of September. 2. The remarks under Peace apply to this name as well.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Pashent, or Passavant. Matilda and Adam Passavant, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Patient Last Name Facts

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

The surname Patient is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Patient click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patient? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,331st most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 953,742 people. The last name Patient occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Patient are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,190th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 145,617 people.

The last name Patient is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is borne by 2,481 people, or 1 in 4,581. Aside from Rwanda this surname occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Patient Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Patient has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Patient surname grew 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Patient Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Patient last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.28% registered with the party.

The amount Patient earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patiente9343/
Patients937/
Pastient931/
Patent92318/
Patien92179/
Patint921/
Patente861,480/
Patinte8642/
Pastien8626/
Petient862/
Pateint862/
Patents861/
Pattent861/
Patieng861/
Potient861/
Patiene861/
Pattien860/
Patnt831/
Phaitien8026/
Patentte801/
Pattente801/
Paustien800/
Potent77111/
Patiin7739/
Patiem7724/
Potien7718/
Patyen7713/
Petent773/
Patend771/
Patjen771/
Patjin770/
Patentova7513/
Patiyants752/
Potente713,635/
Phatyen71920/
Patihin71120/
Photien7119/
Patiina713/
Pottien713/
Patying712/
Patiine711/
Patyeng711/
Pateand711/
Peytien711/
Potaint711/
Phatiem711/
Pottent710/
Pattend710/
Pothieng674/
Petnt673/
Phatjeen671/
Phatying671/
Phothien671/
Paatiina671/
Pathiina671/

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