Jacton Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jacton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4961:106,73710,381
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Jacton (1,508) may also be a first name.

Jacton Last Name Facts

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

Jacton occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jacton.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 609,992nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jacton live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 200,119th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,508 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 106,737. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 46 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 26 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 26 percent live. Besides Tanzania Jacton exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jackton92243/
Jacston922/
Jactton921/
Jaicton921/
Jacktone8614/
Jachthon861/
Jactan83110/
Jocton8316/
Hacton834/
Jakton831/
Cacton831/
Eacton830/
Djactoing801/
Sackton7731/
Jaktong7731/
Jacthan7718/
Djakton7711/
Jiocton777/
Jacktan776/
Jockton774/
Jakthon771/
Seacton771/
Jocthon771/
Djacktoing751/
Chactong7181/
Jakthong7135/
Djaktoin714/
Djaktong712/
Jocktong712/
Jachthun711/
Jagthong711/
Jocktoon710/
Joctan67258/
Sakton6748/
Jactam6716/
Sactan677/
Hagton676/
Cocton675/
Jaztan674/
Zactan674/
Jagtan674/
Sagton674/
Chacktong672/
Jockthong672/
Iacqueton671/
Jokton671/
Jaktan671/
Cakton671/
Zajton671/
Socton671/
Jhakthong671/
Cogton670/
Hocton670/

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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 Jacton
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