El Tan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Tan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Tan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

El Tan Last Name Facts

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

El Tan is more commonly found in Syria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Tan? popularity and diffusion

El Tan is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of El Tan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

El Tan is most frequently held in Syria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,825,256. In Syria it is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Not including Syria El Tan occurs in one country. It is also found in Jordan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Tahan865,626/
El Tam832/
El Tateen807/
El Taim77628/
El-Taan774/
El Htam774/
El Taam771/
El Tamh771/
El-Tahan711,183/
El Tahayneh71589/
El Tom672,270/
El-Tahaan674/
El Toum622,531/
El-Tom5027/
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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 El Tan
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