Pakhta Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Pakhta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakhta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Pakhta (47) may also be a first name.

Pakhta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pakhta is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakhta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Pakhta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pakhta are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Pakhta is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 47 people.

It is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,108,730. In Afghanistan Pakhta is primarily concentrated in: Paktika, where 83 percent are found, Khost, where 10 percent are found and Faryab, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan Pakhta exists in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakhtah9225/
Pakhtai921/
Pakta9127/
Pachta83444/
Paktaş83169/
Pakhti8310/
Paktas837/
Paktai834/
Pekhta833/
Pakhto831/
Pakhthaah8016/
Pakhteh77133/
Pachtas7773/
Pakhter7722/
Pokhtai7715/
Pakthai775/
Paktaha771/
Pakty73951/
Pakti73181/
Pacta73126/
Pakte7388/
Pajta7367/
Pokta7334/
Pakto7330/
Pagta732/
Pekta731/
Paktá731/
Phakthai718/
Phakthet714/
Pachtash711/
Pactat67301/
Pochta67217/
Poktai6734/
Poukta6726/
Pokhto6710/
Pajtai675/
Phagta675/
Pekhto674/
Pachto673/
Patchthai672/
Paskti672/
Pactha672/
Paktop672/
Pachchtta671/
Peagta671/
Paktoo671/
Pakthi671/
Paktys671/
Pektau671/
Pactau671/
Paktoi671/
Paktos671/
Pactad671/
Pactay671/
Paccta671/
Phakto671/
Poktaj671/
Phogta671/
Pookta671/

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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 Pakhta
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