Zarakhan Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zarakhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarakhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan401:803,8308,369
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Zarakhan (36) may also be a first name.

Zarakhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zarakhan is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarakhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zarakhan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name world-wide, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 803,830. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 40 percent are found, Paktika, where 23 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 13 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan Zarakhan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Zarakhan
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