Ahitan Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Ahitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India641:11,985,397216,293
England581:960,65648,451
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Ahitan (469) may also be a first name.

Ahitan Last Name Facts

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

Ahitan (Arabic: شحيطان, Hindi: अहीतान) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahitan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Ahitan reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ahitan is also the 393,184th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 469 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 11,985,397. In India Ahitan is mostly found in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Gujarat, where 14 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahitane922/
Ehitan838/
Ahiton835/
Aoitan834/
Oaitan833/
Ahetan832/
Ohitan831/
Aiyetan77390/
Gahiton77194/
Ahuiton7711/
Aheztan7711/
Gohitan773/
Ehaitan772/
Ahieton772/
Ahitoin771/
Ahistam771/
Gauitan771/
Aetan73241/
Ahistham711/
Aeeithan711/
Aiyetang711/
Ahoitoun711/
O'Gaitan711/
Gaetan675,774/
Aheton6744/
Ohiton673/
Eaytan672/
Șăitan671/
Auiton671/
Heutan671/
Aoytan671/
Ahetam671/
Ehetan671/

Ahitan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahitan in the Hindi language
अहीतानahitana-
Ahitan in the Arabic language
شحيطانshhytan-

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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 Ahitan
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