Qatan Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Qatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 462 | 1:7,983 | 1,120 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Qatan (73) may also be a first name.
Qatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qatan (Arabic: قعطان, Hindi: क़तन) occurs more in Oman more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qatan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 585,898th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Qatan are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Qatan is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 73 people.
The last name Qatan is most frequently used in Oman, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 7,983. Beside Oman Qatan occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qatan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qatan in the Hindi language | ||
| क़तन | qatana | 75 |
| क़तना | qatana | 25 |
| Qatan in the Arabic language | ||
| قعطان | qtan | - |
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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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- 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 Qatan
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