Jactan Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Jactan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 109 | 1:485,703 | 32,780 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Jactan (93) may also be a first name.
Jactan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jactan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jactan is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jactan? popularity and diffusion
Jactan is the 1,746,159th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. Jactan is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jactan live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 93 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania Jactan is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 86 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacthan | 92 | 18 | / |
| Jacktan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Jacton | 83 | 507 | / |
| Joctan | 83 | 258 | / |
| Jactam | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sactan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jaztan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jagtan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zactan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jaktan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jocktan | 77 | 591 | / |
| Jocthan | 77 | 507 | / |
| Jackton | 77 | 243 | / |
| Zacktan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jacston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jakhtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaicton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jactton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yachtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joctane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jocktane | 71 | 771 | / |
| Jockthan | 71 | 392 | / |
| Chacktan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jacktone | 71 | 14 | / |
| Jachthon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joctahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jochthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sacthanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haktan | 67 | 223 | / |
| Zaqtan | 67 | 99 | / |
| Saktan | 67 | 91 | / |
| Jagtam | 67 | 83 | / |
| Joktan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sagtan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jocton | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hacton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Coktan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cacton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoctan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoctan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cojtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djactoing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eacton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coctan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jactan
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