Folkan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Folkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Folkan (11) may also be a first name.
Folkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Folkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Folkan (Marathi: कन) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Folkan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Folkan is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Folkan are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name Folkan is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,223,473. In Burkina Faso Folkan is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 93 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 11 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkain | 92 | 55 | / |
| Folkand | 92 | 0 | / |
| Volkan | 83 | 2,192 | / |
| Falkan | 83 | 39 | / |
| Fulkan | 83 | 26 | / |
| Folcan | 83 | 11 | / |
| Pholkan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vollkan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Falkane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fulkhan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Falkkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faulkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pholkhan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Volkhahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volcan | 67 | 3,459 | / |
| Vulkan | 67 | 403 | / |
| Falcan | 67 | 282 | / |
| Falkon | 67 | 100 | / |
| Volkán | 67 | 33 | / |
| Valkan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Volkon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fălcan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Folcon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Falqan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulqan | 67 | 1 | / |
Folkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Folkan in the Marathi language | ||
| कन | kana | - |
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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 Folkan
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