N'Kan Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

N'Kan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

N'Kan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

N'Kan (36) may also be a first name.

N'Kan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name N'Kan Come From? nationality or country of origin

N'Kan is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name N'Kan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of N'Kan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 3,295,890. In The Ivory Coast N'Kan is primarily concentrated in: Comoé District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast it is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kane911/
Nkan891,345/
N'Kagne831/
Nkane803,118/
Nkain80806/
N'Kon80226/
Nkhan8054/
Nkaun8032/
Ngkan808/
Nkaan805/
Nkgan804/
Nkamn803/
Nkean802/
Nnkan801/
Nkanh801/
Nkeane73597/
Nkhane7370/
Ngkang7322/
Nkeang739/
Nkatin737/
Nkcane736/
Nkaine734/
Nkaing733/
N'Koun732/
Nkhann732/
Nkanne732/
Nkanth731/
Nkanng731/
Nkahan731/
Nkaang731/
Nkaane731/
Ngkane731/
Nnkane731/
Hnkhan731/
Nkamne731/
Nckane730/
Nkon67653/
Ncan6774/
Nkangue6751/
Nkateen674/
Nkamgne674/
Nkangne673/
N'Koune671/
Ngkaine671/
Nkahang671/
Nkhaine671/
Nkassin671/
Nkating671/
'Nkeane671/
Nqukane671/
Nkaimng671/

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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 N'Kan
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