Likhan Surname
Approximately 870 people bear this surname
Likhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Likhan (5,735) may also be a first name.
Likhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Likhan (Hindi: लिखन, Marathi: िलखन, Oriya: ଲିଖନ, Russian: Лихан) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Likhan is the 403,243rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. Likhan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Likhan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 88,202nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 5,735 people.
The surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 196,494. Apart from Bangladesh it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Likhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Likhan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଖନ | likhana | 96.55 |
| Likhan in the Marathi language | ||
| िलखन | ilakhana | 91.73 |
| लीखन | likhana | 4.76 |
| िलखान | ilakhana | 1.5 |
| िलखण | ilakhana | 1.25 |
| रूखन | rukhana | 0.25 |
| िकशन | ikasana | 0.25 |
| Likhan in the Hindi language | ||
| लिखन | likhana | 83.33 |
| लीखन | likhana | 10.61 |
| लिखान | likhana | 3.03 |
| लिखना | likhana | 3.03 |
| Likhan in the Russian language | ||
| Лихан | lihan | - |
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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 Likhan
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