Where Does The Last Name Pakistani Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pakistani is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pakistani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakistani? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Pakistani is the 1,478,479^th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pakistani are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Pakistani is also the 1,134,117^th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 936,372. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Kerman Province, where 87 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 1 percent live. Barring Iran Pakistani exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and Palestine, where 4 percent live.