Baftan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Guyana

Baftan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Baftan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Baftan (16) may also be a first name.

Baftan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baftan (Hindi: बफतन) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Baftan.

How Common Is The Last Name Baftan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Baftan reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Baftan is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Baftan is most frequent in: Alborz Province, where 94 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baftam83439/
Babtan83285/
Beftan834/
Bafton832/
Babtain771,705/
Bawthan7748/
Boftain7729/
Babtayn774/
Beawtan770/
Bouftane719/
Bouftain713/
Bawton676/
Bobtan675/
Bofton671/
Babton671/
Wafton670/
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Baftan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baftan in the Hindi language
बफतनbaphatana-

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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 Baftan
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