Bankan Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Bankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Bankan (76) may also be a first name.
Bankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bankan (Hindi: बांकं, Marathi: बंकन, Oriya: େଯନା) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Bankan occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Bankan live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 76 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,308,118. In Thailand Bankan is most numerous in: Nakhon Pathom Province, where 56 percent are found, Bangkok, where 28 percent are found and Nong Khai Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Thailand this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 39 percent are found and Qatar, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkan | 92 | 213 | / |
| Bankane | 92 | 84 | / |
| Bankean | 92 | 9 | / |
| Bankhan | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bankain | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bankkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bankanh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bhankan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bangkhan | 86 | 319 | / |
| Bankasin | 86 | 9 | / |
| Bhankang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bhankand | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bankahan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bankon | 83 | 96 | / |
| Bonkan | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bancan | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bangkhang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bankheand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boonkan | 77 | 538 | / |
| Bonkane | 77 | 137 | / |
| Bongkan | 77 | 92 | / |
| Vankann | 77 | 81 | / |
| Vankahn | 77 | 34 | / |
| Bancain | 77 | 26 | / |
| Bonkain | 77 | 25 | / |
| Bangkon | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bancang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bankone | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bancayn | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bancane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bounkan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bankoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vannkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banquan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangcan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baincan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamkane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bancean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonkant | 77 | 0 | / |
| Banckam | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bankandowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boonkang | 71 | 112 | / |
| Boonkant | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bayıncan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bankhong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bangkone | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bamkaten | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bangquan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bounkanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonkanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangcaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonhkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounkane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bancon | 67 | 225 | / |
| Vancan | 67 | 182 | / |
| Bangkasem | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bonkon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vankon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bachinkon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boonkasen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boonkasin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bankoń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounkaune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkhain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkhaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bancam | 67 | 0 | / |
Bankan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bankan in the Marathi language | ||
| बंकन | bankana | 80 |
| यंकटा | yankata | 20 |
| Bankan in the Hindi language | ||
| बांकं | bankam | 50 |
| बंकं | bankam | 16.67 |
| बनकन | banakana | 16.67 |
| बणकन | banakana | 16.67 |
| Bankan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯନା | eyana | 50 |
| ମହାଳିକ | mahalika | 50 |
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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 Bankan
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