Gabtan Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gabtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gabtan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gabtan is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gabtan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Gabtan occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gabtan live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon Gabtan is most common in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Gabtan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngabtan921/
Abtan917,017/
Gabtatin861/
Abtane83274/
Abtang8383/
Gaftan835/
Habtan835/
Asbtan834/
Abthan833/
Gaptan832/
Abttan831/
Gavtan831/
Abtain831/
Abtaan831/
Gawtan831/
Ghaftan7721/
Habtain7710/
Ghobtan779/
Gawtang771/
Gaptain771/
Avtan73106/
Abton7321/
Aptan7314/
Obtan736/
Abtam731/
Ghobtang711/
Gabthong711/
Ahabtane711/
Ghobtane711/
Ghobthan711/
Habtam676,762/
Gafton671,644/
Abtong6798/
Gavtam6735/
Gawtam6727/
Havtan6726/
Asptan6714/
Habton6711/
Gebton674/
Gapton673/
Apthan672/
Abtham671/
Gawton671/
Obthan671/
Abpton671/
Geptan671/
Obtean671/
Eibtan671/
Haptan670/

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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 Gabtan
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