Brikan Surname
Approximately 755 people bear this surname
Brikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 716 | 1:36,907 | 3,275 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Brikan (106) may also be a first name.
Brikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brikan occurs most in Yemen. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brikan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 450,362nd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,652,379 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Brikan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 915,176th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 106 people.
Brikan is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 716 people, or 1 in 36,907. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 98 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent live. Not including Yemen this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 4 percent live and Syria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brickan | 92 | 19 | / |
| Braikan | 92 | 9 | / |
| Brikhan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Brikane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brikand | 92 | 0 | / |
| Brikhahn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Brikaine | 86 | 2 | / |
| Brickamn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Brickand | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brikkane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brisckan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brickane | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brekan | 83 | 54 | / |
| Brican | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brikanova | 80 | 8 | / |
| Briscan | 77 | 599 | / |
| Brukhan | 77 | 169 | / |
| Brekkan | 77 | 112 | / |
| Breckan | 77 | 40 | / |
| Brițcan | 77 | 37 | / |
| Brișcan | 77 | 35 | / |
| Bricane | 77 | 15 | / |
| Breskan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Britcan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Breakan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Brekhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brykhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brickam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bräkkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Breekan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bricand | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brickon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Briskham | 71 | 43 | / |
| Briscane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brikotin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Briskhausen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bricon | 67 | 118 | / |
| Brykanova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vrican | 67 | 16 | / |
| Brecan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Brucan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Briquanne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brückamnn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Brikan
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