Bookan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Bookan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bookan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bookan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bookan (Hindi: भूकन) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bookan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bookan is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Bookan live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name Bookan is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 5,328,328. In The Philippines Bookan is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 58 percent live, Mimaropa, where 26 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 11 percent live. Not including The Philippines Bookan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bookan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bookan in the Hindi language | ||
| भूकन | bhukana | - |
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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 Bookan
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