Eikan Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Eikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 289 | 1:442,368 | 13,597 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Eikan (300) may also be a first name.
Eikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eikan is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Eikan.
How Common Is The Last Name Eikan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Eikan is the 842,714th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname Eikan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Eikan live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 508,767th most common first name worldwide, borne by 300 people.
This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 442,368. In Japan Eikan is primarily found in: Yamanashi Prefecture, where 40 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 32 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Eikan is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Eikan
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