Shortan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shortan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Shortan (12) may also be a first name.
Shortan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shortan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shortan (Hindi: शोरतन, Russian: Шортан) is more commonly found in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shortan? popularity and diffusion
Shortan is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shortan are found; 88 percent are found in Central Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Shortan is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,263,035. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: Almaty, where 71 percent reside and Astana, where 29 percent reside. Not including Kazakhstan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shortan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shortan in the Hindi language | ||
| शोरतन | soratana | - |
| Shortan in the Russian language | ||
| Шортан | sortan | - |
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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 Shortan
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