Eknan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Eknan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Eknan (40) may also be a first name.
Eknan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eknan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eknan (Arabic: عكنان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻥ) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eknan? popularity and diffusion
Eknan is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Eknan reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.
Eknan is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Nan Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Thailand Eknan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecknan | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eknane | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heknan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eknant | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hecknan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jeknang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aknan | 80 | 846 | / |
| Iknan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Eikhenan | 77 | 35 | / |
| Eknasing | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ekennang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekemnang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hecknann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iknane | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yeknon | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iknain | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeknam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhnan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiknan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iknann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haknan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekneyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hecnan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ocknan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hicknan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikinnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akinnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akennan | 67 | 0 | / |
Eknan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eknan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻥ | aknan | - |
| Eknan in the Arabic language | ||
| عكنان | knan | - |
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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
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- 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 Eknan
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