Taftan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Taftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Taftan (12) may also be a first name.
Taftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taftan occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taftan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Taftan are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Taftan is most frequent in: Isfahan Province, where 50 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Ukraine, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taftgan | 92 | 7 | / |
| Taftaan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tabtan | 83 | 13 | / |
| Teftan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tafton | 83 | 0 | / |
| Teabtan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Toftain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thabtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teafton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thabthan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Taphtang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofton | 67 | 104 | / |
| Tawton | 67 | 100 | / |
| Tavtam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tovtan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tefton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tawtam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taftonova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavtanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toffton | 62 | 30 | / |
| Tobtean | 62 | 4 | / |
| Tawtong | 62 | 3 | / |
| Tabthon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thabthon | 57 | 18 | / |
| Tawthong | 57 | 5 | / |
| Tauwtong | 57 | 4 | / |
| Teawtong | 57 | 2 | / |
| Taibtoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thawtong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thawthong | 53 | 7 | / |
| Thavteing | 53 | 1 | / |
| Towton | 50 | 33 | / |
| Tewton | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Taftan
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