Marankan Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Marankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
Marankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marankan is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Marankan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Marankan reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
Marankan is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 68 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 28 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marankane | 94 | 55 | / |
| Marankhan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Marankam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marancean | 82 | 11 | / |
| Merankhan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marangkoon | 78 | 4 | / |
| Marancon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Marancone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marrancone | 67 | 345 | / |
| Morancon | 63 | 2 | / |
| Marasingkom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maronqanhe | 56 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Marankan
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