Kukan Surname
Approximately 4,180 people bear this surname
Kukan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,266 | 1:56,418 | 4,342 |
| India | 761 | 1:1,007,970 | 42,478 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Slovakia | 281 | 1:18,991 | 2,923 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Iran | 78 | 1:984,391 | 45,758 |
| Croatia | 39 | 1:108,426 | 16,784 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 1:321,491 | 12,768 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Kukán (6) are calculated separately.
Kukan (3,526) may also be a first name.
Kukan Demographics
Kukan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kukan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kukan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kukan (Arabic: كوكان, Hindi: कुकन, Marathi: कुकण, Oriya: କୁକନ, Russian: Кукан) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Kukán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kukan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 111,146th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,743,432 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kukan are found; 54 percent are found in East Asia and 54 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 119,434th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 3,526 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 2,266 people, or 1 in 56,418. In Japan Kukan is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 46 percent live, Saga Prefecture, where 18 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 9 percent live.
Kukan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kukan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kukan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kukan last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kukan surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Kukan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning R 168,084 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $47,006 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kukan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kukan in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁକନ | kukana | - |
| Kukan in the Marathi language | ||
| कुकण | kukana | 75 |
| कुकन | kukana | 25 |
| Kukan in the Hindi language | ||
| कुकन | kukana | 66.67 |
| कूकन | kukana | 26.04 |
| कूकां | kukam | 2.08 |
| कुकण | kukana | 2.08 |
| कुकं | kukam | 1.04 |
| कूकं | kukam | 1.04 |
| कुकां | kukam | 1.04 |
| Kukan in the Russian language | ||
| Кукан | kukan | - |
| Kukan in the Arabic language | ||
| كوكان | kwkan | - |
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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 Kukan
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