Qahtan Surname
Approximately 35,863 people bear this surname
Qahtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 31,373 | 1:842 | 115 |
| Iraq | 2,992 | 1:11,705 | 874 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| United Arab Emirates | 153 | 1:59,884 | 5,814 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Jordan | 24 | 1:368,435 | 11,926 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Qahtan (22,430) may also be a first name.
Qahtan Demographics
Average Qahtan Salary in
United States
$15,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Qahtan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qahtan in the Arabic language | ||
| قحطان | qhtan | - |
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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 Qahtan
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