Gnikan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gnikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gnikan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso361:509,7817,011
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Gnikan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gnikan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gnikan occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gnikan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnikan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gnikan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 509,781. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Turkey, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnuikan925/
Gnykan832/
Gnikon831/
Gnikoun772/
Gnekane771/
Gnikotin712/
Ngnikoun711/
Gnikoung711/
Gnykon6711/
Gneshkhan671/
Gnekam671/
Ghneekhan671/
Ngnekon621/
Gnaykong571/
Gnekougne531/
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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 Gnikan
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