Iknan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Iknan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Iknan (43) may also be a first name.
Iknan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iknan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iknan is most common in Niger. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iknan.
How Common Is The Last Name Iknan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Iknan is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Iknan live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Chadic Africa. Iknan is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 43 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger Iknan is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 77 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Niger it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Mali, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iknane | 91 | 11 | / |
| Iknain | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aiknan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iknann | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hicknan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikinnan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eknan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Icnan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eikhenan | 77 | 35 | / |
| Uikhenan | 77 | 31 | / |
| Aikhenan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iknoun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ecknan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiknam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eknane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heknan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idqnan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iknone | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iknong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eknant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hecknan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iknonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hicknam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hucknan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eknasing | 62 | 14 | / |
| Io'knnon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hayknane | 62 | 1 | / |
| Iqnanova | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hecknann | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekemnang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekennang | 62 | 1 | / |
| Isknoune | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jitknong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Iqnam | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ycnan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ekneyn | 55 | 1 | / |
| Uknoun | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hecnan | 55 | 0 | / |
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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 Iknan
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