Aptan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Aptan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aptan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Aptan (238) may also be a first name.

Aptan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aptan (Hindi: अप्तान) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Aptan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Aptan is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Aptan live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aptan is also the 580,229th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 238 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Aptan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 29 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asptan9114/
Gaptan912/
Apthan912/
Haptan910/
Gaptain831/
Hauptan831/
Abtan807,017/
Apton80111/
Avtan80106/
Eptan8030/
Aptam8015/
Optan803/
Haepthan7761/
Aptanova772/
Aptahsen771/
Abtane73274/
Abtang7383/
Gabtan7352/
Heptan7351/
Havtan7326/
Hapton7320/
Optand739/
Habtan735/
Asbtan734/
Gapton733/
Abthan733/
Aptein731/
Abtain731/
Auptam731/
Aptong731/
Abtaan731/
Abttan731/
Abpton731/
Hoptan730/
Eptain730/
Apthong6714/
Habtain6710/
Opthank671/
Heeptan671/
Auptham671/
Opthain671/
Haupton671/
Apptton670/

Aptan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aptan in the Hindi language
अप्तानaptana-

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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 Aptan
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