Dabtan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dabtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dabtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Dabtan Last Name Facts

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

Dabtan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabtan? popularity and diffusion

Dabtan is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Dabtan is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Dabtan live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Dabtan is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 91 percent live and Sokoto, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daftan8369/
Davtan8319/
Daptan838/
Dabton830/
Dabtong7711/
Davtean778/
Dabtham775/
Davthan771/
Davtain771/
Daptang771/
Daftang771/
Dawthan770/
Dauptain71297/
Dabthong71121/
Dabthonh711/
Dawton6790/
Deptan6723/
Doptan6717/
Dafton678/
Daftam671/
Davton671/
Dovtan671/
Dapton671/
Daptham62102/
Dephtan6210/
Daptong622/
Dawtong621/
Dafftam621/
Daftone621/
Doubtam621/
Dowtain621/
Dawtton620/
Dapthong57140/
Dawthong576/
Douvtang571/
Dowton50705/
Dofton5032/
Dopton500/

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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 Dabtan
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