View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Than Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Than (Arabic: تحان, Bengali: থান, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺛﺎﻥ, Hindi: थान, Marathi: हाण, Oriya: ଠଣ) is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Thán. Click here for further possible spellings of Than.

How Common Is The Last Name Than? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 933^rd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Than are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. Than is also the 748^th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,124,285 people.

It is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is carried by 421,345 people, or 1 in 123. Other than Myanmar this last name occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 23 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.

Than Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Than has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Than surname expanded 5,246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Than Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Than surname are 9.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Than earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning 375,125 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning 89,551,400 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,606 CAD per year.