Qitan Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Qitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 23 | 1:126,698 | 10,929 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Qitan (100) may also be a first name.
Qitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qitan (Arabic: قيطان) is most common in Albania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qitan is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Qitan live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in Albano-Europe. Qitan is also the 946,056th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 100 people.
This surname is most widely held in Albania, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 126,698. In Albania Qitan is mostly found in: Shkodër County, where 65 percent are found and Korçë County, where 35 percent are found. Apart from Albania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qitan in the Arabic language | ||
| قيطان | qytan | - |
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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 Qitan
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