Anican Surname
Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname
Anican Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,723 | 1:14,337 | 2,270 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Anican (21) may also be a first name.
Anican Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anican Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anican occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anican? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,029th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,673,348 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Anican are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,723 people, or 1 in 14,337. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 46 percent reside, Zombo District, where 38 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Peru, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Anican
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