Ikanan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ikanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ikanan (18) may also be a first name.
Ikanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikanan occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikanan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Ikanan reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikanan is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
The last name Ikanan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Ikanan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikanane | 92 | 3 | / |
| Gikanan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikainan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikhanan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jikanang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jikanain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikkannan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jikannan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hickanan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ekanan | 83 | 37 | / |
| Ukanan | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ikanon | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ikenan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heiskanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiekkanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikananggk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jikhannan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikanone | 77 | 266 | / |
| Ekkanan | 77 | 78 | / |
| Iscanan | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ekanane | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ekannan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ukananh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ikannam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ukanain | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gicanan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekanang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yokanan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aikanam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukhanan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uikanon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikhenan | 71 | 35 | / |
| Uikhenan | 71 | 31 | / |
| Yokhanan | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ekannang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ikounane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ikanoune | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekaunain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jikhanam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jkaunang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hekanane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eadkanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hekkanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikkenain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hickenan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukhanain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekaainan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikannone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etkhanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikhenan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yokaanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hekanean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ekonan | 67 | 62 | / |
| Icanon | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ucanan | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ecanan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Icanam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikonon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eisqanaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iconan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heckamnan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikanan
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