Ghahan Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ghahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Ghahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghahan (Oriya: ଘହନ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghahan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghahan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran Ghahan is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 89 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 6 percent live and Tehran Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘହନ | ghahana | - |
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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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- 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 Ghahan
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