Papakhan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Papakhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papakhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Papakhan (42) may also be a first name.

Papakhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papakhan (Georgian: პაპახან, Hindi: पापखान, Marathi: पठाण) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Papakhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papakhan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Papakhan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Papakhan is also the 1,566,439th most common given name worldwide, held by 42 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 14 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papakhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papakhan in the Georgian language
პაპახანpapakhan-
Papakhan in the Marathi language
पठाणpathana44.44
पापाखानpapakhana25.25
पापाखांpapakham18.18
खानkhana4.04
पठानpathana3.03
पापाखनpapakhana2.02
Papakhan in the Hindi language
पापखानpapakhana25
पपाखानpapakhana25
पपाखांpapakham25
पापाखानpapakhana25

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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
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  • 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 Papakhan
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