Surtan Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Surtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
India641:11,985,397216,293
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Surtan (1,586) may also be a first name.

Surtan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Surtan (Hindi: सुरतन, Marathi: सुरतान, Oriya: ସୁରତନ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Surtan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 963,821st most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Surtan is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Surtan reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 194,164th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,586 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 75 percent reside, Nandi County, where 21 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Surtan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Surtan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Surtan last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Surtan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surtain9266/
Surtane9234/
Surthan927/
Scurtan924/
Surtang921/
Surrtan921/
Scurtain861/
Curtan83151/
Sortan83111/
Surtam8345/
Jurtan8317/
Surton835/
Surtanova803/
Shortan7716/
Curthan7715/
Sortain7710/
Sortaan774/
Scurton771/
Churtan771/
Surtong771/
Surtham771/
Soortan771/
Shurton771/
Sorthan771/
Sourton771/
Sutrton771/
Shirtan770/
Surtasingh75140/
Shurtanova7513/
Schurton7134/
Scourton7116/
Courthan719/
Chhurtan711/
Chutrtan711/
Soortaan711/
Courtean710/
Sorton67693/
Curton67441/
Çirtan6747/
Şortan6738/
Sourtoing6710/
Zurtanova675/
Zortan672/
Saurthong671/
Jurtam671/
Chourtane671/
Jurton671/

Surtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surtan in the Oriya language
ସୁରତନsuratana-
Surtan in the Marathi language
सुरतानsuratana78.79
सूरतानsuratana9.09
सुरताजsurataja3.03
सुरतनsuratana3.03
सुतर्नsutarna3.03
सुरत्surat3.03
Surtan in the Hindi language
सुरतनsuratana69.81
सुरतानsuratana15.09
सूरतनsuratana9.43
सुर्तनsurtana1.89
सुल्तानsultana1.89
सुर्तानsurtana1.89

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Surtan
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