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 Political Affiliation
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Kukan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kukan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kukan (Arabic: كوكان, Hindi: कुकन, Marathi: कुकण, Oriya: କୁକନ, Russian: Кукан) is found most in Japan. It can also appear as: Kukán. For other potential spellings of Kukan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kukan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 111,146th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,743,432 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kukan reside; 54 percent reside in East Asia and 54 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kukan is also the 119,434th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 3,526 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 2,266 people, or 1 in 56,418. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 46 percent reside, Saga Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan Kukan exists in 43 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 9 percent reside.
Kukan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kukan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kukan last name increased 3,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kukan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kukan last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kukan surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being 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
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- 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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