Bokanan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Bokanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bokanan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bokanan (Arabic: بوكنان) is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Bokanan reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 375,806. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Bokanan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bokanan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bokanan surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bokanan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bokanan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bokanan in the Arabic language
بوكنانbwknan-

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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 Bokanan
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