Akhtan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Akhtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akhtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
England21:27,859,030389,889
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Akhtan (145) may also be a first name.

Akhtan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akhtan (Hindi: अख्तन, Marathi: खान, Russian: Ахтан) is found most frequently in Kazakhstan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akhtan.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Akhtan is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Akhtan live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Akhtan is also the 766,399th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 145 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,263,035. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: Astana, where 71 percent live, Almaty Region, where 7 percent live and Karaganda Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Kazakhstan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 24 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aktan9116,861/
Aikhetan861/
Haktan83223/
Akthan836/
Aktane833/
Ahjtan831/
Aektan831/
Ajhtan831/
Aktang831/
Eaktan831/
Akhtanova80323/
Aktaşin7776/
Akhtond7717/
Akhtoon7711/
Ahajtan776/
Aktasin775/
Gachtan771/
Hachtan771/
Akhtein771/
Akhtham771/
Aktaine771/
Oktan732,889/
Ektan7363/
Actan7321/
Agtan7310/
Akton731/
Aktanova71493/
Auchtand712/
Agtang672,092/
Gagtan67497/
Achton67113/
Ekthan6787/
Agtane6734/
Acıtan6729/
Akhtonova6727/
Oktand6720/
Goktan6720/
Akthon6716/
Oktain678/
Achtam676/
Ackton675/
Aqutan672/
Agtain672/
Agtanh672/
Oktang671/
Öktank671/
Ahcton671/
Acthan671/
Aktton671/
Actang671/
Ooktan671/
Aikton671/
Eaktaseng671/
Hogtan670/
Gactan670/

Akhtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akhtan in the Marathi language
खानkhana-
Akhtan in the Hindi language
अख्तनakhtana83.33
अखतनakhatana16.67
Akhtan in the Russian language
Ахтанahtan-

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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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  • 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 Akhtan
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