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 last name Eknan (Arabic: عكنان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻥ) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eknan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Eknan is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Eknan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 40 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most common in: Nan Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Thailand this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.
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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- 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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