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

The surname Kan (Arabic: كن, Bengali: কন, Georgian: კან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻥ, Hindi: कान, Marathi: ख़ान, Oriya: କନ, Russian: Кан) is found most in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kán. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Kan is the 2,438^th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,207 people. The surname Kan is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Kan live; 38 percent live in East Asia and 24 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,930^th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 355,741 people.

The surname Kan is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 54,138 people, or 1 in 2,361. In Japan it is most common in: Ehime Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Barring Japan Kan exists in 157 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 14 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Kan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kan surname rose 3,425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 14,657 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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 those bearing the Kan surname are 12.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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.