Linkan Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Linkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India811:9,469,943186,993
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Linkan (3,110) may also be a first name.

Linkan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Linkan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Linkan (Bengali: লিঙ্কন, Hindi: लिंकन, Marathi: िंलकन, Oriya: ଲି, Russian: Линкан) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Linkan is the 1,581,912th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Linkan reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 129,222nd most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 3,110 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India Linkan is most numerous in: Kerala, where 25 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 23 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Beside India Linkan occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

Linkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linkan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingkan9255/
Linkane9222/
Linkhan922/
Linckan921/
Lingkane866/
Linckang861/
Hlinkane861/
Linkon839,272/
Lincan831,301/
Lånkan8316/
Lenkan8315/
Limkan834/
Lynkan833/
Lingkon773,383/
Linkone77135/
Linkhon7729/
Lincang7725/
Lengkan7720/
Lenkane7719/
Linquan779/
Llinkam774/
Lenkang772/
Linkoun772/
Linckon772/
Lincane772/
Linkuon771/
Lenkann771/
Lincain771/
Lingcan771/
Lioncan771/
Lingcang717/
Lingcane714/
Linqaing711/
Lincon672,438/
Limkam6717/
Lemkan6715/
Lingkhong6713/
Lincón671/
Lnkone671/
Lenkon671/
Línkon671/
Limcan671/
Lincam671/
Lnkham671/
Linnchean670/
Lynkam670/

Linkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linkan in the Marathi language
िंलकनinlakana-
Linkan in the Oriya language
ଲିli97.51
ଲିକଂନlikanna0.5
ମଲିକmalika0.5
ପିନସ୍pinas0.5
ଲିନକନlinakana0.5
Linkan in the Hindi language
लिंकनlinkana94.29
लिकनlikana2.86
लिँकनlimkana1.43
लिन्कनlinkana1.43
Linkan in the Bengali language
লিঙ্কনlinkana90
লিংকনlinkana10
Linkan in the Russian language
Линканlinkan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linkan
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