Kakanan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Israel

Kakanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kakanan (23) may also be a first name.

Kakanan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakanan is most common in Thailand. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakanan? popularity and diffusion

Kakanan is the 8,193,072nd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Kakanan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kakanan reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 23 people.

Kakanan is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Kakanan is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Israel, where 20 percent reside.

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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 Kakanan
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