Sahtan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Sahtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Šahtan (10) are calculated separately.
Sahtan (22) may also be a first name.
Sahtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahtan is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šahtan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahtan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sahtan is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sahtan are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,849,321. In Pakistan Sahtan is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Beside Pakistan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Sahtan
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