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) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pashtun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 263,596th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. Pashtun occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pashtun live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 45,179th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 15,590 people.
Pashtun is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 40,393. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 37 percent live, Kabul, where 22 percent live and Kandahar, where 6 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Pashtun
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