Zitan Surname
Approximately 1,421 people bear this surname
Zitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,329 | 1:25,941 | 4,108 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zitán (1) are calculated separately.
Zitan (1,693) may also be a first name.
Zitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zitan (Arabic: زيتان, Hindi: जीतन, Marathi: िझटन, Russian: Зитан) is found most frequently in Morocco. It can also be found as: Zitán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 273,609th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,128,463 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Zitan are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. Zitan is also the 186,876th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,693 people.
This last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,329 people, or 1 in 25,941. Without taking into account Morocco it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zitan in the Hindi language | ||
| जीतन | jitana | - |
| Zitan in the Marathi language | ||
| िझटन | ijhatana | 75 |
| झीटन | jhitana | 25 |
| Zitan in the Russian language | ||
| Зитан | zitan | - |
| Zitan in the Arabic language | ||
| زيتان | zytan | - |
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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 Zitan
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