Aikan Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Aikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Aïkan (39) & Aîkan (11) are calculated separately.
Aikan (2,146) may also be a first name.
Aikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aikan (Hindi: ऐकन, Marathi: ऐंन्) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Aïkan or Aîkan. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aikan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Aikan is the 1,894,523rd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Aikan are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,995th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 2,146 people.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 229,680. In Benin Aikan is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 58 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 40 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 2 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.
Aikan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Aikan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aikan in the Hindi language | ||
| ऐकन | aikana | - |
| Aikan in the Marathi language | ||
| ऐंन् | ainn | - |
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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 Aikan
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