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Where Does The Last Name Kan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kan (Arabic: كن, Bengali: কন, Georgian: კან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻥ, Hindi: कान, Marathi: ख़ान, Oriya: କନ, Russian: Кан) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kan is the 2,438^th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 32,207 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Kan reside; 38 percent reside in East Asia and 24 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kan is also the 2,930^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 355,741 people.

The last name Kan is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 54,138 people, or 1 in 2,361. In Japan it is most common in: Ehime Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Beside Japan this surname occurs in 157 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 14 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Kan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 14,657 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Orthodox (59%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (75%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Kan are 12.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Kan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.09% less than the national average, earning 190,040 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 150.45% more than the national average, earning R 595,164 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning $20,131,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 24.85% more than the national average, earning $53,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.96% more than the national average, earning $64,071 CAD per year.