Jackton Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jackton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jackton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Kenya611:757,04831,106
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jackton (2,916) may also be a first name.

Jackton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jackton is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jackton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jackton is the 1,035,555th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jackton are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jackton is also the 134,475th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 2,916 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Jackton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jackton surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacktone9314/
Jacton92507/
Jakton921/
Jaktong8631/
Sackton8631/
Djakton8611/
Jacktan866/
Jockton864/
Jakthon861/
Jactton861/
Jaicton861/
Djacktoing821/
Jakthong8035/
Djaktoin804/
Djaktong802/
Jocktong802/
Jocktoon800/
Jactan77110/
Sakton7748/
Jocton7716/
Cakton771/
Cacton771/
Jokton771/
Jaktan771/
Eacton770/
Jockthong752/
Jhakthong751/
Djactoing751/
Jocktan71591/
Jaktung71189/
Cockton71154/
Jacthan7118/
Joktong7117/
Jiocton717/
Zacktan717/
Saktoun712/
Cookton712/
Seacton711/
Juicton711/
Jakhtan711/
Jocthon711/
Jocktane67771/
Jockthan67392/
Jokthong6749/
Jooktong671/
Jagthong671/
Sakhtoun671/

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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 Jackton
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