Jocktan Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Jocktan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 523 | 1:101,227 | 9,909 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Jocktan (501) may also be a first name.
Jocktan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jocktan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jocktan has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jocktan.
How Common Is The Last Name Jocktan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 542,751st most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jocktan reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 378,831st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 501 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 101,227. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 37 percent reside, Mara Region, where 24 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocktane | 93 | 771 | / |
| Jockthan | 93 | 392 | / |
| Joctan | 92 | 258 | / |
| Joktan | 92 | 41 | / |
| Jocthan | 86 | 507 | / |
| Jokthan | 86 | 27 | / |
| Jacktan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jockton | 86 | 4 | / |
| Joctane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jocktong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Joctahan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jocktham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jocktoon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yoktan | 77 | 204 | / |
| Jactan | 77 | 110 | / |
| Jocton | 77 | 16 | / |
| Coktan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Caktan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zoctan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoctan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaktan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jokton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coctan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jockthong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jackton | 71 | 243 | / |
| Cockton | 71 | 154 | / |
| Yoktang | 71 | 25 | / |
| Sooktan | 71 | 25 | / |
| Jacthan | 71 | 18 | / |
| Joktong | 71 | 17 | / |
| Joctham | 71 | 12 | / |
| Zacktan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jiocton | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jocthon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakhtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souktan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jucthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Youckton | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jokthong | 67 | 49 | / |
| Jacktone | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jogthand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jooktong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jukthang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jocktan
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