Tatvan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tatvan Surname User-submission:

The Tatvan surname comes from Tat, which refers to the ancient Persian tribe, which spread across the Persian empire territories. Tat are Iranic people with Tatic language. Van means 'residential place' in old Persian. So Tatvan means 'place where the Tat people live in'.

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Tatvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
India101:76,706,538639,611
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Tatvan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tatvan surname comes from Tat, which refers to the ancient Persian tribe, which spread across the Persian empire territories. Tat are Iranic people with Tatic language. Van means 'residential place' in old Persian. So Tatvan means 'place where the Tat people live in'.

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Tatvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tatvan is found most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tatvan is the 3,055,934th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Tatvan is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Tatvan reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Tatvan is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,779,336. In Turkey Tatvan is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 50 percent are found, Kastamonu Province, where 39 percent are found and Balikesir Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatvain9256/
Tatvaun921/
Thatvan921/
Tavan915,016/
Tavant83361/
Taivan83302/
Tavane83177/
Tavand83130/
Thavan83116/
Tauvan8329/
Tavhan8321/
Taavan838/
Teavan836/
Tavang835/
Tavanh834/
Tahvan834/
Ttavan833/
Tatvam831/
Tavain831/
Tavgan831/
Taavaan77177/
Thauvan7741/
Thavain7736/
Thavane7722/
Tavahan7720/
Tathban7714/
Tavamng7712/
Tajvand7711/
Tahvand779/
Thavaan777/
Tavasin776/
Tayvand776/
Tathvam775/
Taivane775/
Tavaine775/
Tavhane774/
Thaivan772/
Tauvajn771/
Tavatin771/
Tauvean771/
Tavacin771/
Theavan771/
Thayvan771/
Thavanh771/
Taban7370,916/
Tawan734,622/
Tovan73300/
Tavon7391/
Tavam7359/
Tavanova7158/
Tatempan7138/
Thavaain7132/
Tahsvand7112/
Tavahina714/
Thavhane712/
Tavaseen712/
Thauvain711/
Thavamng711/
Tauvaine711/
Tashvand711/
Tavasing711/
Tawane677,339/
Thawan671,882/
Taiwan67951/
Tayuan67928/
Taiban67320/
Tavone67295/
Tabain67271/
Tauban67218/
Taywan67149/
Taaban67141/
Tabean6789/
Tabhan6788/
Thavon6778/
Tavong6756/
Tabaan6755/
Taawan6743/
Tawain6739/
Teyvan6728/
Tovane6725/
Tayban6724/
Taavon6722/
Tahwan6719/
Tauwan6718/
Tasuan6716/
Tauvon6713/
Touvan6710/
Tovang6710/
Teivan679/
Thovan678/
Tajuan676/
Tawwan676/
Tovean675/
Thathuang674/
Tabaun672/
Tawann672/
Theathuan672/
Tosvan671/
Tovajn671/
Tawaan671/
Tauvam671/
Tavaum671/
Tabann671/
Tawuan671/
Towaan671/
Teaban671/
Tawaun671/
Tohvan671/
Tgawan671/
Tahvam671/
Tawean671/
Tavein671/
Tayvon670/
Tavoin670/

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  • 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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