Paktan Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Paktan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paktan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey341:2,288,86574,619
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Paktan (403) may also be a first name.

Paktan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paktan (Marathi: पलटन) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paktan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Paktan are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Paktan is also the 429,755th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 403 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,288,865. In Turkey Paktan is most frequent in: Izmir Province, where 44 percent reside, Manisa Province, where 35 percent reside and Rize Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Paktan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paktan last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Paktan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.57% more than the national average, earning $72,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakhtan924/
Paktain921/
Pakthang861/
Pagtan83219/
Pektan8315/
Paktam833/
Pactan833/
Poktan831/
Pakton831/
Pactain77219/
Paktoon7719/
Poktang778/
Paktham777/
Pakhton774/
Packton772/
Phakton771/
Paqthan771/
Pakhtanova7550/
Phaktham71203/
Pakhtoon71173/
Pakthong7120/
Peaktong717/
Phaktong713/
Pakthoon711/
Pokthanh711/
Phakthong67361/
Pacton67337/
Pagton6729/
Poctan678/
Paktom673/
Pookteang672/
Pokton672/
Pagtam672/
Pectan671/
Peakthong671/
Pekton670/

Paktan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paktan in the Marathi language
पलटनpalatana-

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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 Paktan
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