Minkan Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Minkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast521:443,67814,663
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Minkan (341) may also be a first name.

Minkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minkan (Bengali: মিঙ্কন, Hindi: मिनकन, Marathi: िमनकन, Russian: Минкан) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Minkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Minkan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Minkan are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 472,872nd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 341 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 443,678. In The Ivory Coast Minkan is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 62 percent reside, Zanzan District, where 23 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Minkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minkan in the Bengali language
মিঙ্কনminkana-
Minkan in the Marathi language
िमनकनimanakana-
Minkan in the Hindi language
मिनकनminakana83.33
मीनकनminakana5.56
मिन्कानminkana5.56
मिन्कनminkana5.56
Minkan in the Russian language
Минканminkan-

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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 Minkan
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