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
The last name Moikan (Hindi: मुईकान) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Moîkan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moikan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 492,243rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname Moikan occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Moikan is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 80,093. In Tanzania Moikan is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 99 percent live, Mara Region, where 0 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
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
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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 Moikan
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