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 last name Daftan is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Daftan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Daftan is the 2,293,424th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Daftan live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Daftan is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 656,187. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 39 percent reside, Paktika, where 37 percent reside and Logar, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.
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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