Fotan Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Fotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine711:641,16568,951
Pakistan541:3,308,22025,711
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Fotan (2,741) may also be a first name.

Fotan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotan (Hindi: फोटन, Russian: Фотан) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fotan.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fotan is the 1,537,949th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Fotan is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Fotan reside; 54 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Fotan is also the 139,650th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 2,741 people.

Fotan is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 641,165. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 86 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 3 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine Fotan is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Fotan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fotan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fotan surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fotan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fotan surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotang91295/
Fostan9141/
Fotane9117/
Foutan9111/
Fotanh917/
Foytan911/
Foľtan911/
Fotain911/
Footan911/
Fottan910/
Fotand910/
Fothane83238/
Foutain8349/
Fostant836/
Fotaine835/
Fostain835/
Fostand832/
Foutane831/
Foutant830/
Foitain830/
Fatan801,314/
Votan80294/
Fetan8085/
Foton8063/
Futan808/
Fotam805/
Foutaine778/
Fochthan771/
Fotaigne771/
Fostatyn771/
Foustain770/
Futane737,305/
Fathan731,257/
Foston731,073/
Voïtan73318/
Voitan73281/
Fatane73199/
Fattan73161/
Faetan73112/
Fetean73110/
Photan7349/
Futang7343/
Fettan7343/
Feïtan7337/
Feetan7335/
Fatang7330/
Voytan7327/
Fethan7320/
Voetan7319/
Fatain739/
Fojtán739/
Fhutan738/
Fatean736/
Futtan735/
Footam735/
Fotone735/
Fouton734/
Fotong734/
Foľtán734/
Fotein734/
Fatanh734/
Fastan733/
Foiton733/
Fuoton732/
Fhatan732/
Fataan732/
Fustan732/
Fotton732/
Faëtan732/
Futhan731/
Fahtan731/
Fatann731/
Foeton731/
Fetanh731/
Votanh731/
Futain731/
Futean731/
Fuitan731/
Foyton730/
Votain730/
Foľtanová711/
Vothanh67950/
Fathane67358/
Foytong67341/
Fattane67276/
Futhane67218/
Foyston67151/
Fatahan6782/
Footham6734/
Fatahun6733/
Feutang6731/
Foitong6731/
Fachtan6729/
Fathean6715/
Fhutane6714/
Photane6710/
Fouston678/
Photang678/
Phothan676/
Fahutan675/
Fataing675/
Foutong675/
Fathaan674/
Foutoun674/
Phottan674/
Fotoune674/
Futahun673/
Fastand672/
Photain672/
Fothong672/
Feethan671/
Fautane671/
Fosston671/
Fuihtan671/
Fustane671/
Futasne671/
Foutoin671/
Fatasin671/
Voittan671/
Fuitang671/
Faustan671/
Fadthan671/
Fahdtan671/
Fathanh671/
Fattang671/
Foteing671/
Fhuthan671/
Fetahan671/
Fohtham671/
Fouteyn671/
Phootan671/
Fottong671/
Fethean670/
Fooston670/
Feetean670/
Fustain670/
Fostonn670/

Fotan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fotan in the Hindi language
फोटनphotana-
Fotan in the Russian language
Фотанfotan-

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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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  • 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 Fotan
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