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
Jactan occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jactan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jactan? popularity and diffusion
Jactan is the 1,746,159th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Jactan occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jactan live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jactan is also the 986,211th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 93 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 86 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live.
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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