Sabtan Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sabtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3531:74,8595,124
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sabtan (168) may also be a first name.

Sabtan Last Name Facts

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

Sabtan (Arabic: سابتان, Hindi: साबतन) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sabtan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabtan? popularity and diffusion

Sabtan is the 536,820th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sabtan live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 705,855th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 168 people.

It is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 74,859. In Yemen Sabtan is most numerous in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 91 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent are found and 'Amran Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Yemen it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabtain926,076/
Shabtan92167/
Sabtaan926/
Sabtayn923/
Sabthan922/
Sabtang922/
Sabtank921/
Sabtean921/
Sabttan921/
Shabtain863/
Saibtain862/
Sabtaain861/
Saftan8383/
Saptan8331/
Sebtan832/
Sawtan832/
Sabton832/
Jabtan831/
Cabtan831/
Saftain77206/
Saptang77185/
Shaftan7743/
Sebtain7730/
Sabtein7714/
Shaptan7712/
Saftaan779/
Sabtong774/
Sobhtan773/
Saptain772/
Sobtain772/
Saiftan771/
Saftean771/
Seebtan771/
Sabtaim771/
Shawtan771/
Saptane771/
Saftang771/
Shaftain7123/
Shaftang7114/
Chabtane717/
Sabtoing712/
Cabtahan711/
Saftaine711/
Shabtaim711/
Shaptang711/
Sapteang711/
Shobtang711/
Zaabthan711/
Captan671,673/
Septan67308/
Sovtan67154/
Sebton6736/
Sapthasen6732/
Safton6726/
Saptam6715/
Savtam6714/
Sapton677/
Saftam672/
Zaftan671/
Softan671/
Sowtan671/
Cobtan671/
Jobtan671/
Zaptan671/
Japtan671/
Sawton671/

Sabtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabtan in the Hindi language
साबतनsabatana-
Sabtan in the Arabic language
سابتانsabtan-

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