Matakhan Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Matakhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matakhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1001:321,5324,982
India131:59,005,029552,550

Matakhan (60) may also be a first name.

Matakhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matakhan (Hindi: मतखान, Marathi: मतखान) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matakhan? popularity and diffusion

Matakhan is the 1,718,748th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Matakhan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Matakhan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Matakhan is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

Matakhan is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 321,532. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Paktika, where 42 percent live, Paktia, where 23 percent live and Kabul, where 12 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matakhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matakhan in the Hindi language
मतखानmatakhana-
Matakhan in the Marathi language
मतखानmatakhana66.67
मातखाँmatakham33.33

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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
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  • 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 Matakhan
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