Gokan Surname
Approximately 2,883 people bear this surname
Gokan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,538 | 1:50,372 | 4,041 |
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Benin | 51 | 1:202,659 | 19,139 |
| Ivory Coast | 38 | 1:607,138 | 17,958 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Gökan (214) are calculated separately.
Gokan (205) may also be a first name.
Gokan Demographics
Average Gokan Salary in
United States
$46,218 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gokan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gokan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gokan (Hindi: गोकन, Marathi: गोकण, Oriya: େଗାକନ, Russian: Гокан) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Gökan. Click here for further potential spellings of Gokan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gokan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,611th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,527,765 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Gokan live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 88 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Gokan is also the 632,267th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 205 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 2,538 people, or 1 in 50,372. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Gunma Prefecture, where 60 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Barring Japan it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Gokan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gokan are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Gokan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,218 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gokan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gokan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାକନ | egakana | - |
| Gokan in the Marathi language | ||
| गोकण | gokana | 69.23 |
| गोकन | gokana | 30.77 |
| Gokan in the Hindi language | ||
| गोकन | gokana | 54.55 |
| गोकण | gokana | 18.18 |
| गोकां | gokam | 18.18 |
| गोकान | gokana | 9.09 |
| Gokan in the Russian language | ||
| Гокан | gokan | - |
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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 Gokan
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