Klican Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Klican Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin281:369,12927,947
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Kličan (19) are calculated separately.

Klican Last Name Facts

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

Klican (Arabic: كليكان) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kličan. For other possible spellings of Klican click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klican? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klican is the 3,323,005th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Klican occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Klican reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin it is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 39 percent live, Littoral Department, where 36 percent live and Zou Department, where 11 percent live. Beside Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Klican Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klican in the Arabic language
كليكانklykan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klican
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