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 more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Guftan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guftan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guftan is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found 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. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 24 people.
Guftan is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,009,574. In Afghanistan Guftan is most numerous in: Logar, where 38 percent live, Herat, where 19 percent live and Kabul, where 13 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live.
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
- 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 Guftan
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