Kenkan Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kenkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4121:171,45227,655
India341:22,560,747316,052
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Kenkan (33) may also be a first name.

Kenkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenkan (Marathi: ककान) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenkan? popularity and diffusion

Kenkan is the 669,375th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kenkan are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most common first name in the world, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 171,452. In Thailand Kenkan is primarily found in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 61 percent reside, Chaiyaphum Province, where 36 percent reside and Bangkok, where 1 percent reside. Other than Thailand it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaenkan92420/
Kengkan92405/
Koenkan92128/
Kenkane9223/
Kuenkan922/
Knkan911/
Kaengkan8623/
Koengkan865/
Kengkand864/
Keengkan861/
Kaenkhan861/
Kenkcane861/
Kinkan8331/
Kenkam8323/
Kencan8310/
Kenkon837/
Kemkan835/
Knkane831/
Kaengkhan808/
Kengkhang801/
Hkenkhang801/
Kingkan77787/
Kencane7758/
Kemkang7720/
Kemkhan778/
Kenkoon776/
Kengkam774/
Kinkand771/
Knkahan771/
Kuinkan771/
Qenkane771/
Kencain770/
Kenncan770/
Kingkhan71152/
Kaenkoon712/
Chenckan711/
Kinkhant711/
Kengkoun711/
Keenkone711/
Kinkahan711/
Kenkoune711/
Kuenkoon711/
Kemkeang711/
Keunkoon711/
Kenncane710/
Cinkan6798/
Kinkon6779/
Kincan6728/
Kengkasem676/
Cencan672/
Kiengkoon671/
Keunkhoon671/
Kenkom671/
Kngkon671/
Kaenkhoon671/

Kenkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenkan in the Marathi language
ककानkakana95.83
ककाणkakana4.17

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kenkan
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