Vakhtan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Vakhtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vakhtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vakhtan (70) may also be a first name.

Vakhtan Last Name Facts

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

Vakhtan (Russian: Вахтан) occurs most in Russia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakhtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Vakhtan is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Vakhtan are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 70 people.

Vakhtan is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia Vakhtan is primarily concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside, Moscow, where 17 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Russia Vakhtan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 7 percent reside and Tajikistan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakthan868/
Vadktan865/
Fakhtan861/
Vakhtanova8255/
Bakhthan807/
Vakhtanhova788/
Faktan771/
Vagtan771/
Vektan771/
Vakton771/
Vachtagne757/
Faktang71145/
Bakhton7134/
Bachtan713/
Bokhtan712/
Vagtanh711/
Vachtanova711/
Vaugtan711/
Facktang674/
Bahgtain671/
Bakhtoun671/

Vakhtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakhtan in the Russian language
Вахтанvahtan-

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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
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  • 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 Vakhtan
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