Ladekan Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Ladekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 604 | 1:17,112 | 2,320 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
Ladekan (214) may also be a first name.
Ladekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ladekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ladekan is found most frequently in Benin. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ladekan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 515,280th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name Ladekan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ladekan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 617,781st most widespread forename world-wide, held by 214 people.
Ladekan is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 17,112. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 79 percent reside, Zou Department, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladekhan | 93 | 45 | / |
| Lladekan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ladakan | 86 | 64 | / |
| Ladikan | 86 | 29 | / |
| Ledekan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ladakhan | 80 | 932 | / |
| Ladekoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ladikhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laadikain | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ladakhaun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ladikam | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ladakon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hlatdikang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ladican | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ladocan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ledakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ladiocan | 67 | 93 | / |
| Lodikhan | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ladakhon | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ladhikam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laddikam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ladicane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ledekoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ladikhanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leidecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loisdeacon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lodokon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lodikon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lodhicann | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ladekan
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