Anikan Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Anikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Anikan (352) may also be a first name.
Anikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anikan (Hindi: अनीकन, Russian: Аникан) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anikan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,189,614th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Anikan reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 464,438th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 352 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 37 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anikan in the Hindi language | ||
| अनीकन | anikana | - |
| Anikan in the Russian language | ||
| Аникан | anikan | - |
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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 Anikan
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