Gekan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gekan (28) may also be a first name.
Gekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gekan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻜﺎﻥ, Hindi: गेकां, Russian: Гекан) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gekan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gekan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Gekan occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Gekan reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Gekan is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 90 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 29 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gekan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻜﺎﻥ | jkan | - |
| Gekan in the Hindi language | ||
| गेकां | gekam | - |
| Gekan in the Russian language | ||
| Гекан | gekan | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gekan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis