Khounan Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Mauritania
Khounan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
Khounan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khounan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khounan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻨﺎﻥ) occurs most in Iraq. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khounan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khounan is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Khounan reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Levant.
The surname Khounan is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Apart from Iraq it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 30 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khounan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khounan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻨﺎﻥ | khnan | 66.67 |
| ﺧﻮﻧﺎﻥ | khwnan | 33.33 |
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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 Khounan
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