Amkan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Amkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Amkan (41) may also be a first name.

Amkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amkan (Hindi: अमकन) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Amkan is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Amkan are found; 43 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 43 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 41 people.

Amkan is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia Amkan is most common in: Papua, where 67 percent live and Aceh, where 33 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamkan9174/
Amkhan9116/
Amkang914/
Gamkan912/
Amkean911/
Eamkan911/
Amkane911/
Amhkhan8331/
Hamkang833/
Aemkean831/
Gamkann831/
Amkagne831/
Hamkhan831/
Omkan807/
Amcan805/
Emkan801/
Amkon801/
Amqan801/
Hamhkhan7789/
Amkhaine774/
Easmkhan771/
Amkeun73133/
Hamcan7372/
Amkong7363/
Omkhan7318/
Oumkan736/
Hemkan734/
Aimkam733/
Amkoun732/
Hamqan731/
Aimkon731/
Amkoon731/
Aumkam731/
Amqane731/
Ammkam731/
Amkhanova7112/
Aimkanova7111/
Amkoune67136/
Amkasem6713/
Eamkham678/
Aumkong678/
Aimkong677/
Eamkong676/
Aymkhanova672/
Aumkhanova671/
Hamkoun671/
Gamkoun671/
Ahamkam671/
Amkonhe671/
Hemkaan671/
Oumkhan671/
Oomkhan671/
Hamkham671/
Homgkan671/
Homkang671/

Amkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amkan in the Hindi language
अमकनamakana-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Amkan
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