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 can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jocktan? popularity and diffusion
Jocktan is the 542,751st most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jocktan live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jocktan is also the 378,831st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 501 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 101,227. In Tanzania Jocktan is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 37 percent reside, Mara Region, where 24 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists 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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