Qabtan Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Qabtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qabtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2451:23,0092,645
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Syria671:288,0754,452
Jordan581:152,4568,483
Palestine441:103,3837,058
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Qabtan Last Name Facts

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

Qabtan is found most in Lebanon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qabtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qabtan is the 599,225th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qabtan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 23,009. In Lebanon Qabtan is mostly concentrated in: North Governorate, where 73 percent live, South Governorate, where 16 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 8 percent live. Beside Lebanon this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 18 percent live and Syria, where 13 percent live.

Qabtan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabtan83128/
Qaftan8310/
Cabtan831/
Kabtane77151/
Cabtain771/
Qaptain771/
Kabtain771/
Khabtane714/
Khabthan712/
Cabtahan711/
Kaptan6717,455/
Kaftan675,710/
Captan671,673/
Kobtan671,142/
Khabthane67189/
Qoptan67122/
Caftan6745/
Kebtan674/
Kawtan672/
Cobtan671/
Cawtan670/

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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 Qabtan
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