Qahtan Surname

15,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qahtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qahtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen31,3731:842115
Iraq2,9921:11,705874
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
United Arab Emirates1531:59,8845,814
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Oman61:614,6626,082
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Qahtan (22,430) may also be a first name.

Qahtan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qahtan (Arabic: قحطان) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qahtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,545th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 203,205 people. The surname Qahtan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qahtan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Qahtan is also the 34,699th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 22,430 people.

The last name Qahtan is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 31,373 people, or 1 in 842. In Yemen Qahtan is primarily found in: Taiz Governorate, where 35 percent reside, Ibb Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 8 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Qahtan Last Name Statistics demography

Qahtan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.89% less than the national average, earning $15,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qahatan9211/
Qahtane925/
Qahtant921/
Qashtan921/
Qahtain921/
Qahthan921/
Qahttan921/
Qatan91534/
Quahtane863/
Qattan8321,885/
Kahtan83605/
Qaitan83245/
Qaytan8345/
Qatang8310/
Qajtan836/
Qatane836/
Qahton835/
Qataan833/
Qathan832/
Qastan832/
Quatan831/
Cahtan830/
Kahatan7740/
Kahtaun775/
Quattan773/
Quaitan771/
Cahatan771/
Qahtoun771/
Qathane771/
Kahtaan771/
Catan7310,025/
Katan739,145/
Qatam738/
Qaton732/
Kahathan7160/
Quatanne7125/
Kaschtan7115/
Kashthan712/
Kahaitan711/
Kahthane711/
Cahathan711/
Cahstain711/
Cahstant711/
Kashtain711/
Khatan6716,786/
Kattan6713,756/
Khetan6710,183/
Castan679,735/
Kathan672,829/
Katane672,813/
Kaytan672,509/
Cattan671,734/
Catane671,243/
Catain67914/
Kaştan67756/
Kadtan67541/
Katain67431/
Cathan67372/
Caytan67355/
Kaitan67295/
Qatoon67277/
Kaštan67211/
Caitan67195/
Khotan67168/
Cataan67131/
Kahton67115/
Kaçtan6776/
Catang6760/
Catant6755/
Catean6744/
Kataan6738/
Katant6734/
Caetan6731/
Katanh6718/
Qattam6715/
Quaton6714/
Kautan6712/
Quetan6711/
Qatamh679/
Catann677/
Kataun677/
Kaetan675/
Keatan675/
Kaatan673/
Catgan673/
Cautan672/
Caztan672/
Kohtan672/
Katann671/
Qatoun671/
Qatton671/
Quatam671/
Cahastain671/
Catand671/
Caatan671/
Katean671/
Khashtand671/
Kajtan671/
Qatham671/
Cahton671/
Caîtan671/
Qaitam671/
Catayn671/

Qahtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qahtan in the Arabic language
قحطانqhtan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qahtan
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