Guftan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Guftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Guftan (24) may also be a first name.
Guftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guftan (Hindi: गुफ़्तन) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guftan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guftan is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Guftan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Guftan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Guftan is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,009,574. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Logar, where 38 percent reside, Herat, where 19 percent reside and Kabul, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guftan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guftan in the Hindi language | ||
| गुफ़्तन | guftana | 33.33 |
| गुफतान | guphatana | 33.33 |
| गुफतन | guphatana | 33.33 |
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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 Guftan
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