Pashtun Surname
Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname
Pashtun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 796 | 1:40,393 | 1,536 |
| Iran | 684 | 1:112,255 | 10,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Pashtun (15,590) may also be a first name.
Pashtun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pashtun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pashtun (Russian: Паштун) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pashtun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 263,596th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. The last name Pashtun is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pashtun reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pashtun is also the 45,179th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 15,590 people.
The surname Pashtun is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 40,393. In Afghanistan Pashtun is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 37 percent reside, Kabul, where 22 percent reside and Kandahar, where 6 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pashtoun | 93 | 3 | / |
| Pastun | 92 | 12 | / |
| Pashton | 86 | 30 | / |
| Pastung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patun | 83 | 808 | / |
| Pashtoon | 80 | 170 | / |
| Pastusin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Patchtun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paustaun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pestun | 77 | 528 | / |
| Paston | 77 | 438 | / |
| Paatun | 77 | 120 | / |
| Photun | 77 | 118 | / |
| Paitun | 77 | 100 | / |
| Patung | 77 | 83 | / |
| Patune | 77 | 64 | / |
| Phatun | 77 | 42 | / |
| Pastum | 77 | 34 | / |
| Pattun | 77 | 23 | / |
| Pathun | 77 | 7 | / |
| Patoun | 77 | 5 | / |
| Patuin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Paxtun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patuhn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patunn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pastushyn | 75 | 222 | / |
| Pastuszyn | 75 | 48 | / |
| Pastuchen | 75 | 27 | / |
| Pastunova | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pattung | 71 | 1,067 | / |
| Peaston | 71 | 264 | / |
| Patutin | 71 | 231 | / |
| Phottun | 71 | 189 | / |
| Phattun | 71 | 118 | / |
| Patutyn | 71 | 25 | / |
| Payston | 71 | 14 | / |
| Phathun | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pasthum | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pateung | 71 | 7 | / |
| Paithun | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pastuschyn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phothun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ppatung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Patoune | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pastuschen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Padtung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phatung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Patusin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pastuschin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paiston | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pastuchenk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phaitun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padthun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pathunk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paitung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phaston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peatung | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pauston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Passton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Paton | 67 | 35,265 | / |
| Phaithun | 67 | 3,571 | / |
| Patum | 67 | 407 | / |
| Pastushchyn | 67 | 216 | / |
| Patón | 67 | 82 | / |
| Pastushchin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phothung | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pastushchen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Potun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phaitoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Photthun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Patthung | 67 | 4 | / |
| Photeung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Photoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patuń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phatthun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phattung | 67 | 1 | / |
Pashtun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pashtun in the Russian language | ||
| Паштун | pastun | - |
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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
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- 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 Pashtun
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