Kikans Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kikans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kikans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kikans (Russian: Киканс) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kikans reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname Kikans is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 341,674. In Latvia Kikans is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 50 percent reside. Other than Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaikans921/
Kekans830/
Kikonse7729/
Kiskanç771/
Kukains771/
Cickans771/
Chikkans711/
Kucans6775/
Cekans672/
Cicans671/
Kıskanç62451/
Ceicans6214/
Kikonje625/

Kikans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kikans in the Russian language
Кикансkikans-

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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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  • 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 Kikans
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