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
Likhan (Hindi: लिखन, Marathi: िलखन, Oriya: ଲିଖନ, Russian: Лихан) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Likhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Likhan is the 403,243rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Likhan reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 88,202nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 5,735 people.
The last name Likhan is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 811 people, or 1 in 196,494. Not including Bangladesh this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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