Salqan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Salqan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salqan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Salqan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salqan is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salqan? popularity and diffusion

Salqan is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Salqan live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Salqan is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan Salqan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalqan9241/
Salquain8612/
Salcan833,488/
Salkan83170/
Zalqan832/
Jalqan832/
Salkhan7737/
Scalcan773/
Saulcan773/
Shalkan771/
Salkane771/
Salkain771/
Saylkan771/
Sayılkan71577/
Sağlıcan7195/
Sailekan714/
Shalkhan712/
Saglican711/
Saulkhan711/
Saslkhan711/
Salhkhan711/
Solcan672,603/
Çalkan671,912/
Calcan671,247/
Solkan67361/
Sayılıkan67148/
Salcon67135/
Shalkhaan6752/
Calkan6744/
Salkanova6733/
Zalkan6730/
Salkon6710/
Salcán676/
Salcam674/
Jalkan673/
Schalkhan671/
Jalcan671/
Calquahan670/

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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 Salqan
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