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 has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Qabtan.

How Common Is The Last Name Qabtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qabtan is the 599,225th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qabtan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.

The surname Qabtan is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 23,009. In Lebanon Qabtan is most common in: North Governorate, where 73 percent reside, South Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Beside Lebanon this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 18 percent reside and Syria, where 13 percent reside.

Qabtan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Qabtan last name is principally 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
  • 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 Qabtan
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