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 last name Bookan (Hindi: भूकन) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bookan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Bookan reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname Bookan is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 5,328,328. In The Philippines Bookan is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 58 percent live, Mimaropa, where 26 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Bookan is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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