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
Eknan (Arabic: عكنان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻨﺎﻥ) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eknan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eknan is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 40 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand Eknan is mostly found in: Nan Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Eknan exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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