Surkhan Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Surkhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Surkhan (60) may also be a first name.
Surkhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surkhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Surkhan (Georgian: სურხან, Hindi: सुरखन, Marathi: सूरखान, Russian: Сурхан) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Surkhan? popularity and diffusion
Surkhan is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Surkhan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 60 people.
It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,071,773. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Badakhshan, where 30 percent live, Nangarhar, where 23 percent live and Paktia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surkhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surkhan in the Georgian language | ||
| სურხან | surkhan | - |
| Surkhan in the Marathi language | ||
| सूरखान | surakhana | - |
| Surkhan in the Hindi language | ||
| सुरखन | surakhana | 60 |
| सुरखान | surakhana | 40 |
| Surkhan in the Russian language | ||
| Сурхан | surhan | - |
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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 Surkhan
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