Last name পাঠান (Pathan 
, পাঠান ) , in all the world, is a prevalent cognomen. The cognomen পাঠান is habitual in India, where it is a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a common surname, and Kuwait (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Southern Asia, particularly India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Very seldom, পাঠান is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Pathan | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| পাঠান | Bangladesh |
| হানিফ পাঠান Bangladeshi folklorist and antiquarian, BD (b. 1901) |
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মুহাম্মদ হাবিবুল্লা পাঠান Museologists from Bangladesh, BD |
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| সাজিদুল ইসলাম পাঠান Actor, Script writer and film-maker in Bangladesh, BD |
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| আল-সাকিব খান পাঠান Bangladeshi academic, BD (b. 1981) |
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