Qanat Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Qanat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 419 | 1:183,252 | 15,179 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Qanat (55) may also be a first name.
Qanat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qanat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qanat (Arabic: قانت, Georgian: ქანათ) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qanat? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qanat is the 694,796th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qanat are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 55 people.
It is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 183,252. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 36 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 15 percent reside and Markazi Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Lebanon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qanat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qanat in the Georgian language | ||
| ქანათ | kanat | - |
| Qanat in the Arabic language | ||
| قانت | qant | - |
| قناة | qnat | - |
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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 Qanat
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