Alqahtan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Alqahtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alqahtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Alqahtan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alqahtan is found in Qatar more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alqahtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alqahtan is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alqahtan live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Alqahtan is most common in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Without taking into account Qatar Alqahtan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Oman, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alqahtain942/
Alqatan9360/
Alqattan883,139/
Elqahtan881/
Aalqattan821/
Alquattan821/
Alkatan8022/
Alqatam803/
Alkattan75724/
Elqattan75597/
Alkatane754/
Alkatang754/
Alqatoun751/
Alkhaitan71156/
Alkaittan711/
Alqqhhatttan704/
Alkatham63199/
Alkatton631/
Alkhatoon595/
Alkhatham591/
Alkkoutan591/
Elkatan53704/
Alcoton531/
Elkattan503,684/
Olcaytan503/
Elketann501/
Elkaitan501/
Olkaitan501/

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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 Alqahtan
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