Pakistani Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Pakistani Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from Pakistan'.

Pakistani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran821:936,37244,282
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Pakistani (73) may also be a first name.

Pakistani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from Pakistan'.

- haffman97

Pakistani Last Name Facts

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

Pakistani is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pakistani.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakistani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pakistani reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pakistani is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 73 people.

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

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