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

Surtan (Hindi: सुरतन, Marathi: सुरतान, Oriya: ସୁରତନ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Surtan? popularity and diffusion

Surtan is the 963,821st most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Surtan reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Surtan is also the 194,164th most common forename in the world It is held by 1,586 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 75 percent live, Nandi County, where 21 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya Surtan is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Surtan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Surtan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Surtan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion 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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  • 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 Surtan
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