Qattan Surname

24,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qattan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qattan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen10,6191:2,488382
Saudi Arabia3,1801:9,7031,356
Syria3,0721:6,283665
Egypt2,1051:43,6754,392
Lebanon8311:6,7831,113
Jordan6171:14,3312,379
Iraq3931:89,1142,799
Kuwait3091:12,3001,697
Palestine2861:15,9052,762
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
United States821:4,420,231233,612
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
England261:2,143,00282,017
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Oman61:614,6626,082
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Qattan (237) may also be a first name.

Qattan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qattan (Arabic: قطاّن) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qattan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qattan is the 24,685th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 332,993 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Qattan are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 581,650th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 237 people.

The surname Qattan is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 10,619 people, or 1 in 2,488. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Dhamar Governorate, where 36 percent reside, Hajjah Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Yemen Qattan is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent reside and Syria, where 14 percent reside.

Qattan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Qattan last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (44%) in Lebanon.

Qattan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quattan923/
Qahttan921/
Qatan91534/
Qahtan8335,863/
Kattan8313,756/
Cattan831,734/
Qaitan83245/
Qaytan8345/
Qattam8315/
Qatang8310/
Qajtan836/
Qatane836/
Qataan833/
Qathan832/
Qastan832/
Qatton831/
Quatan831/
Cattane77321/
Khattan77236/
Cattant77135/
Quettan7717/
Kkattan7713/
Qahatan7711/
Kattane778/
Kattain776/
Qahtane775/
Kaittan774/
Cattand774/
Cattain772/
Katthan771/
Kaattan771/
Quaitan771/
Cattann771/
Katttan771/
Qahtant771/
Qashtan771/
Qathane771/
Qahtain771/
Qahthan771/
Kattanh771/
Cattean770/
Catan7310,025/
Katan739,145/
Qatam738/
Qaton732/
Khattane71242/
Cattacin71162/
Khaettan71159/
Khatthan7128/
Quatanne7125/
Katthain7120/
Quattone715/
Quahtane713/
Katthang711/
Katthean711/
Khatan6716,786/
Castan679,735/
Catton673,816/
Kathan672,829/
Katane672,813/
Kaytan672,509/
Catane671,243/
Catain67914/
Kaştan67756/
Kahtan67605/
Kadtan67541/
Katain67431/
Cathan67372/
Caytan67355/
Kaitan67295/
Qatoon67277/
Kottan67260/
Kaštan67211/
Caitan67195/
Cataan67131/
Kaçtan6776/
Catang6760/
Catant6755/
Cottan6752/
Catean6744/
Kataan6738/
Katant6734/
Katton6733/
Caetan6731/
Kettan6725/
Katanh6718/
Qattom6715/
Quaton6714/
Kautan6712/
Quetan6711/
Kattán6711/
Qatamh679/
Katahn678/
Catann677/
Kataun677/
Kaetan675/
Keatan675/
Qahton675/
Cattam673/
Kaatan673/
Catgan673/
Kattaineh673/
Kattanová672/
Cautan672/
Caztan672/
Katann671/
Qatoun671/
Quatam671/
Catand671/
Caatan671/
Katean671/
Kattàn671/
Kajtan671/
Qatham671/
Caîtan671/
Cattán671/
Qaitam671/
Catayn671/
Katthahan671/
Cahtan670/

Qattan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qattan in the Arabic language
قطاّنqtan-
قطّانqtan-
لقطانlqtan-
القطانalqtan-
قطانqtan-

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Footnotes

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