Baftan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Baftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
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 last name Baftan (Hindi: बफतन) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Baftan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baftan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Baftan is the 4,532,898th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 used forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran it is mostly found in: Alborz Province, where 94 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 5 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baftan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baftan in the Hindi language | ||
| बफतन | baphatana | - |
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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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