Multan Surname

74,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Multan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Multan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4,2631:7,542613
Pakistan9671:184,7404,640
Poland2981:127,54618,741
India2921:2,626,93682,479
Ukraine2131:213,72228,646
Belarus1731:54,9199,339
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Sweden101:984,67673,605
France91:7,380,302306,885
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Multán (7) are calculated separately.

Multan (9,451) may also be a first name.

Multan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Multan (Bengali: মুলতান, Hindi: मुल्तान, Marathi: मुलतान, Oriya: ମୁଲତାନ, Russian: Мультан) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can also appear in the variant forms: Multán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Multan? popularity and diffusion

Multan is the 74,968th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,111,754 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Multan live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Multan is also the 63,639th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 9,451 people.

The last name Multan is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 4,263 people, or 1 in 7,542. In Afghanistan Multan is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 21 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 20 percent reside and Paktia, where 11 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Multan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Multan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Multan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Multan surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Melkite Greek Catholic (57%) in Lebanon and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Multan last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Multan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $43,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Multán947/
Multane92212/
Multaan926/
Moultan926/
Mulltan921/
Multhan921/
Maultan920/
Multhang8621/
Moultane8616/
Multhahn866/
Multahan861/
Maultang861/
Multon831,010/
Moltan837/
Multam832/
Multanova8076/
Multanová8011/
Multhasen801/
Multhaing801/
Moulton7724,770/
Molthan77275/
Multone77112/
Maulton776/
Mooltan772/
Mulhtam772/
Meulton772/
Multton771/
Moltean771/
Multoon771/
Multhaseen751/
Moldthan7182/
Molthahn7138/
Multasem7114/
Moulthon717/
Moultong711/
Multacim711/
Multasim711/
Molton671,398/
Multánová6711/
Multhasem671/
D'Moulton671/
Multhasim671/
Multhaseem631/
Molthon627/
Moultom625/
Moolton624/
Moelton621/
Moltoon620/

Multan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Multan in the Bengali language
মুলতানmulatana-
Multan in the Oriya language
ମୁଲତାନmulatana-
Multan in the Hindi language
मुल्तानmultana93.75
मुलतानmulatana3
मूल्तानmultana1.38
मुल्तनmultana0.25
मुल्टनmultana0.13
मुलतनmulatana0.13
सुल्तानsultana0.13
Multan in the Marathi language
मुलतानmulatana63.41
तानtana24.39
सुलतानsulatana7.32
मूलतानmulatana2.44
मुलतानाmulatana2.44
Multan in the Russian language
Мультанmultan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Multan
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