Cognomen Alquitrán (قطران 
, Alquitrán, Alkitran) , in all the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Alquitrán is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Alquitrán is the forename as well as the last name.