Pthan Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5191:1,477,96855,889
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Qatar91:262,00030,726

Pthan (138) may also be a first name.

Pthan Last Name Facts

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

Pthan (Hindi: पठान, Marathi: पठाण) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pthan is the 567,444th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pthan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 787,636th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 138 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 1,477,968. In India Pthan is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 5 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ptahan918/
Pthane916/
Pthaan916/
Phthan915/
Pthanh913/
Ptthan912/
Pthain911/
Ptan8931/
Phthang831/
Phtan8012/
Pttan805/
Ptane802/
Ptaan801/
Ptahn801/
Ptham801/
Bthan801/
Ptean801/
Ptacin7365/
Pteanc735/
Phtaan733/
Pthong732/
Bthanh731/
P'Thon731/
Ptam6713/
Vtan676/
Ptanova675/
Ptachin675/
Pton674/
Btan672/
Ptashyn671/
Ptahyna671/

Pthan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pthan in the Hindi language
पठानpathana-
Pthan in the Marathi language
पठाणpathana86.25
पठानpathana6.25
खानkhana1.25
ठाणthana0.63
पठाण्pathan0.31
पठाpatha0.31

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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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  • 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 Pthan
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