Kalakan Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kalakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India771:9,961,888192,972
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kalakan (20) may also be a first name.

Kalakan Last Name Facts

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

Kalakan (Arabic: كالاكان, Marathi: कलकाण) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,755,741st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kalakan are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 9,961,888. In India Kalakan is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 94 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Besides India Kalakan is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalakan in the Marathi language
कलकाणkalakana-
Kalakan in the Arabic language
كالاكانkalakan-

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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
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  • 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 Kalakan
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