Pakhtoon Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Pakhtoon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 107 | 1:1,669,569 | 17,354 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pakhtoon (348) may also be a first name.
Pakhtoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakhtoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pakhtoon occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pakhtoon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakhtoon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pakhtoon is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pakhtoon are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Pakhtoon is also the 467,354th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 348 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 1,669,569. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 93 percent reside, Sindh, where 5 percent reside and Gilgit-Baltistan, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paktoon | 93 | 19 | / |
| Pakhton | 93 | 4 | / |
| Pachtoon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pakthoon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pakton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pakhtun | 80 | 28 | / |
| Pakhtan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Packton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phakton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pagtoon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pakthong | 75 | 20 | / |
| Pachtong | 75 | 10 | / |
| Patchton | 75 | 7 | / |
| Peaktong | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phaktong | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phakthong | 71 | 361 | / |
| Pacton | 71 | 337 | / |
| Paktan | 71 | 65 | / |
| Pagton | 71 | 29 | / |
| Pachthong | 71 | 25 | / |
| Paktom | 71 | 3 | / |
| Patchtong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pokton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Peakthong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peachtong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pachttong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Paucton | 67 | 156 | / |
| Pactong | 67 | 78 | / |
| Pakhtanova | 67 | 50 | / |
| Pakhtunova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Paktunc | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peachthong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Patchthong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pagtong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pachtan | 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 Pakhtoon
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