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 surname Folkan (Marathi: कन) is found most in Burkina Faso. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Folkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Folkan is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Folkan live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Folkan is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name 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 most frequent in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 93 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Burkina Faso Folkan exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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