Dehqan Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dehqan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehqan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3881:82,8692,336
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dehqan (205) may also be a first name.

Dehqan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dehqan is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehqan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 655,080th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dehqan live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dehqan is also the 632,267th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 205 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 82,869. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Badakhshan, where 54 percent are found, Takhar, where 16 percent are found and Kabul, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehqaan921/
Deqan911/
Dhaqan837,540/
Dehkan83327/
Dekhan83111/
Dahqan8385/
Dequan8338/
Dehqam831/
Deqane831/
Deqgan831/
Dheqan831/
Dihqan831/
Dehqon831/
Detkhan77682/
Dekhane77541/
Dhekhan77175/
Dekhant77116/
Dekhand7774/
Dequant7735/
Dehkhan7734/
Deekhan7710/
Dequand779/
Deshkan777/
Dekhgan775/
Deahcan775/
Deikhan773/
Dechkan773/
Deckhan772/
Dekhhan772/
Daequan771/
Dezqaan771/
Dekhaun771/
Dechean771/
Dehcane771/
Dekhann771/
Dedkhan771/
Decan732,211/
Dekan731,721/
Doqan7315/
Daqan733/
Diqan731/
Dequeant71315/
Dechkhan71176/
Dequaine71151/
Dequanne7153/
Desquand718/
Deykhand716/
Deikhane716/
Dhekhane715/
Dhekhang712/
Deekhang712/
Deshcane711/
Dekhanne711/
Deschkan711/
Deeqkhan711/
Deachean710/
Deacon6722,974/
Dhakan673,927/
Dokhan673,562/
Dakhan672,610/
Dekkan67606/
Decean67512/
Decant67507/
Dekhanova67420/
Descan67277/
Decain67273/
Dekaan67214/
Decann67169/
Dahkan67153/
Dhekan67134/
Dekane67134/
Dykhan67130/
Dikhan67120/
Diekan6738/
Dihkan6734/
Dhokan6732/
Deakon6729/
Daquan6727/
Dezcan6720/
Deikan6719/
Decane6717/
Decand6717/
Deckan6715/
Deekan6714/
Decang6714/
Dejkan6711/
Deacan677/
Dahcan677/
Deecan674/
Dekain672/
Dekahn672/
Deakan672/
Deccan672/
Diquan672/
Decank672/
Dehkanova672/
Dekean671/
Diqane671/
Dhacon671/
Deshcaine671/
Decgan671/
Doquan671/
Dicean671/
Dikean671/
Deican671/
Decahagne671/
Daekan671/
Dekhon671/
Dedcan671/
Deucan670/
Dekhausen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dehqan
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