Kamkan Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kamkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1041:679,215113,538
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Kamkan (174) may also be a first name.

Kamkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamkan (Hindi: कमकन, Russian: Камкан) is most common in Thailand. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kamkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamkan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kamkan reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kamkan is also the 692,220th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 174 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 679,215. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Suphan Buri Province, where 42 percent reside, Krabi Province, where 30 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Thailand Kamkan exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamkan in the Hindi language
कमकनkamakana70
कम्कनkamkana20
कमकणkamakana10
Kamkan in the Russian language
Камканkamkan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamkan
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