Daftan Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Daftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 49 | 1:656,187 | 7,419 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Daftan (11) may also be a first name.
Daftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Daftan is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Daftan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Daftan occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Daftan are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Daftan is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally It is held by 11 people.
Daftan is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 656,187. In Afghanistan Daftan is most numerous in: Kabul, where 39 percent live, Paktika, where 37 percent live and Logar, where 16 percent live. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daftang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Davtan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Dabtan | 83 | 16 | / |
| Deftan | 83 | 15 | / |
| Dafton | 83 | 8 | / |
| Daftam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Davtean | 77 | 8 | / |
| Dafftam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daftone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Davthan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Davtain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawthan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dawton | 67 | 90 | / |
| Dofton | 67 | 32 | / |
| Defton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dovtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Davton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dabton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dephtan | 62 | 10 | / |
| Dawtong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dowtain | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dawtton | 62 | 0 | / |
| Dawthong | 57 | 6 | / |
| Dabthonh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Douvtang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dowton | 50 | 705 | / |
| Dewton | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Daftan
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