Sovtan Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Sovtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sovtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1491:305,52138,855
Russia51:28,824,611530,332

Sovtan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sovtan (Russian: Совтан) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sovtan is the 1,409,418th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sovtan are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Sovtan is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 305,521. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 84 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Kherson Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Barring Ukraine Sovtan is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Sovtan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sovtan surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Softan831/
Sowtan831/
Zhovtan77299/
Sowthan777/
Shoptan776/
Sobhtan773/
Sobtain772/
Showtan771/
Softain771/
Scowtan770/
Shobtang711/
Sabtan67600/
Sowton67215/
Cowtan67211/
Saftan6783/
Zoptan6735/
Joftan6732/
Saptan6731/
Savtam6714/
Shopthang672/
Sawtan672/
Seftan672/
Softon672/
Sewtan671/
Soptam671/

Sovtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sovtan in the Russian language
Совтанsovtan-

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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
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  • 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 Sovtan
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