Pashtoon Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Pashtoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pashtoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Pashtoon (1,086) may also be a first name.

Pashtoon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pashtoon occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pashtoon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Pashtoon is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Pashtoon live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 242,240th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,086 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,481,165. In Pakistan Pashtoon is mostly found in: Balochistan, where 88 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent are found and Punjab, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Pashtoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pashtoon surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Pashtoon earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $60,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pashton9330/
Pashtoun883/
Pachtoon881/
Paston86438/
Patoon8629/
Pashtun801,486/
Paitoon80933/
Patston80273/
Peaston80264/
Pashtan8053/
Paxston8047/
Payston8014/
Pastone8013/
Phatoon808/
Paiston802/
Pattoon802/
Photoon802/
Pasxton801/
Paytoon801/
Phaston801/
Pastont801/
Pestoon801/
Pastgon801/
Pauston800/
Passton800/
Paeston800/
Paton7735,265/
Patstone75187/
Phaitoon7570/
Paithoon7520/
Pachtong7510/
Patchton757/
Pphatoon755/
Pathtong752/
Phattoon752/
Pahaxton751/
Paythoon751/
Pahatong751/
Pahthong751/
Pahttong751/
Patton71101,599/
Payton7133,396/
Paxton7124,131/
Poston7114,550/
Photon712,845/
Patond711,382/
Patong711,186/
Paiton711,136/
Patone71290/
Pathon71173/
Peaton71148/
Peston71138/
Pastan71105/
Pahtan7159/
Phaton7134/
Phaithoon7129/
Pauton7125/
Pachthong7125/
Patoom7116/
Phaittoon7113/
Pastun7112/
Patoun715/
Patchtong713/
Pazton712/
Potoon712/
Patoin711/
Patotn711/
Pastom711/
Pastoń711/
Paaton711/
Pachttong711/
Peachtong711/
Peahthong711/
Pastthong711/
Paththong711/
Padton710/
Patont710/
Photong671,345/
Patoine67826/
Pathong67693/
Payhtan67652/
Phathon67293/
Pastant67290/
Pattong67210/
Pahutan67184/
Pashtam67182/
Paitone67132/
Pautong6796/
Paytone6784/
Phatong6774/
Pattone6763/
Padtong6737/
Paytong6735/
Patuong6729/
Phothon6727/
Paitong6726/
Pattoom6725/
Pheaton6724/
Pashtanova6721/
Phaxton6718/
Phaiton6715/
Peachthong6714/
Pheston6711/
Postone6711/
Pootoon678/
Pohtong678/
Poshtan676/
Patocin675/
Patosin674/
Patotyn674/
Paistan674/
Peatong674/
Patoune673/
Pasthan673/
Pahthan673/
Phaëton673/
Paytton672/
Pautone672/
Patoten672/
Poiston672/
Phayton672/
Paithon672/
Patthon672/
Phatton671/
Posston671/
Poeston671/
Potston671/
Pathatn671/
Pattond671/
Pattonn671/
Pattont671/
Payteon671/
Paytonk671/
Ppatton671/
Phahtan671/
Phoiton671/
Pahatan671/
Pathtan671/
Patotin671/
Pastung671/
Pachtan671/
Photton671/
Peauton671/
Pastane671/
Postong671/
Phootan671/
Phooton671/
Phatoom671/
Poohton671/
Paitton671/
Padtoom671/
Patohyn671/
Patchthong671/
Peuston670/
Pattton670/
Pouston670/
Paayton670/

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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 Pashtoon
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