Moikan Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
Moikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 661 | 1:80,093 | 8,230 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Moîkan (1) are calculated separately.
Moikan (28) may also be a first name.
Moikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moikan (Hindi: मुईकान) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Moîkan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moikan? popularity and diffusion
Moikan is the 492,243rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. Moikan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moikan are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Moikan is also the 1,994,417th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 28 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 80,093. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 99 percent reside, Mara Region, where 0 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Moikan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moikan in the Hindi language | ||
| मुईकान | mu'ikana | 50 |
| मो़ईकान | moikana | 50 |
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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 Moikan
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