Mamkan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Mamkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Mamkan Last Name Facts

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

Mamkan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mamkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mamkan is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mamkan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Mamkan occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamkand923/
Mamkhan922/
Mamkain921/
Mahmkan920/
Mamkanhd861/
Maimekan861/
Mamcan835/
Mamqan832/
Mamkon831/
Memkan831/
Mamkanova806/
Momkain771/
Mamckam771/
Mamkone771/
Mamkoung712/
Mamkoing711/
Mamkhong711/
Memkon672/
Mamcon671/
Momkon671/
Momkong621/
Mehmkon621/
Meymkhanova596/
Momkoing571/
Momkom502/

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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 Mamkan
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