Abstan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Abstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abstan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Abstan (7) may also be a first name.

Abstan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abstan is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Abstan.

How Common Is The Last Name Abstan? popularity and diffusion

Abstan is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Abstan live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Abstan is also the 4,548,448th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname Abstan is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Faryab, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Abstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abstan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abstan surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abstain9212/
Abstant920/
Absztajn8617/
Abston832,568/
Abstam832/
Abstein77136/
Abstone777/
Gabston773/
Apstain772/
Ebstajn771/
Habston770/
Apsztajn711/
Habstein711/
Obston675/
Avston673/
Awston671/
Habstoune671/
Apston671/
Abstom671/
Opstan671/
Ofstan671/
Afston670/
Ebston670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Abstan
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