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 held by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shortan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shortan reside; 88 percent reside in Central Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename globally, held by 12 people.
It is most widespread in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,263,035. In Kazakhstan it is most common in: Almaty, where 71 percent reside and Astana, where 29 percent reside. Not including Kazakhstan Shortan occurs 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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