Vahtan Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Vahtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Vahtan (41) may also be a first name.
Vahtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vahtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vahtan is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vahtan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahtan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vahtan is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Vahtan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 41 people.
Vahtan is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,402,299. In Yemen Vahtan is mostly concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 91 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 9 percent live. Excluding Yemen this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Iraq, where 8 percent live.
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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 Vahtan
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