Alansan Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alansan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alansan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alansan (24) may also be a first name.

Alansan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alansan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alansan.

How Common Is The Last Name Alansan? popularity and diffusion

Alansan is the 2,220,661st most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Alansan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

Alansan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Alansan is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 55 percent are found, Kano, where 28 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Alansan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 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
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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 Alansan
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