Maikankan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maikankan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maikankan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maikankan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maikankan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Maikankan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maikankan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Maikankan is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Maikankan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Maikankan is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Maikankan is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 42 percent are found, Zamfara, where 42 percent are found and Kano, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makonkan821/
Makkhankhan801/
Maikonkon781/
Makangkong748/
Maikonkong741/
Mahkamkhan741/
Makamkam712/
Makonkam711/
Macancane672/
Makaangcon631/
Makonkhan564/
Moukonkon561/
Moukounkoun5012/

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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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  • 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 Maikankan
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