Bakatan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Bakatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
Bakatan (310) may also be a first name.
Bakatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bakatan is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakatan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Bakatan live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. Bakatan is also the 499,178th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 310 people.
The surname Bakatan is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Bakatan is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 70 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 20 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhakatan | 93 | 37 | / |
| Bakhatan | 93 | 5 | / |
| Bakatane | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bhakatain | 88 | 8 | / |
| Batkhatan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakhataan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakcattan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bacatan | 86 | 2,769 | / |
| Bakotan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bakatanova | 82 | 40 | / |
| Bakhaithan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Baykotan | 80 | 22 | / |
| Bacattan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bacatane | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bhacatan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bagcatan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakhaton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bacataan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bacatang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Veakatan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhokatain | 75 | 22 | / |
| Boukattan | 75 | 18 | / |
| Bhoikatan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bakkaston | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bakhatoon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baqhattan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bokatanova | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bakoton | 71 | 21 | / |
| Beketan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bocatan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bacaton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baqaton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baqatam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhakataham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokotan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacotang | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bogkotan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vaqatean | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bacatong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacaston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boccatan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukatam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bakatan
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