Joktan Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Joktan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Joktan (174) may also be a first name.
Joktan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joktan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joktan (Arabic: يقطان) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Joktan.
How Common Is The Last Name Joktan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Joktan reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joktan is also the 692,220th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 174 people.
Joktan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Joktan is mostly found in: Gombe, where 41 percent reside, Adamawa, where 38 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocktan | 92 | 591 | / |
| Jokthan | 92 | 27 | / |
| Jocktane | 86 | 771 | / |
| Jockthan | 86 | 392 | / |
| Joctan | 83 | 258 | / |
| Yoktan | 83 | 204 | / |
| Coktan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jokton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jaktan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jocthan | 77 | 507 | / |
| Yoktang | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sooktan | 77 | 25 | / |
| Joktong | 77 | 17 | / |
| Jacktan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jockton | 77 | 4 | / |
| Souktan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakhtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joctane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jokthong | 71 | 49 | / |
| Jogthand | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jocktong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jocktham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jooktong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jukthang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joctahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jocktoon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jactan | 67 | 110 | / |
| Saktan | 67 | 91 | / |
| Jocton | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iokton | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yokton | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jagtan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sokton | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djoktoing | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jockthong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoctan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoctan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joktom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coctan | 67 | 0 | / |
Joktan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joktan in the Arabic language | ||
| يقطان | yqtan | - |
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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 Joktan
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