Sultan Khan Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Sultan Khan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sultan Khan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1031:1,734,40717,708
India171:45,121,493474,784
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sultan Khan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sultan Khan is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sultan Khan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname Sultan Khan is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sultan Khan live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 1,734,407. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 31 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 6 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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