Nakan Surname
Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname
Nakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,085 | 1:93,307 | 16,221 |
| Thailand | 368 | 1:191,952 | 31,671 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Ivory Coast | 43 | 1:536,540 | 16,589 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Nakan (2,570) may also be a first name.
Nakan Demographics
Nakan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakan (Hindi: नकन, Marathi: नकाते, Oriya: ନକନ, Russian: Накан) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 208,751st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. The last name Nakan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nakan reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nakan is also the 145,235th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 2,570 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,085 people, or 1 in 93,307. In The Philippines Nakan is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 53 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 39 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.
Nakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nakan last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Nakan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning R 300,552 per year and in United States they earn 44.77% less than the national average, earning $23,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନକନ | nakana | 50 |
| ନାକନ | nakana | 25 |
| ନାକାନ | nakana | 25 |
| Nakan in the Marathi language | ||
| नकाते | nakate | 40 |
| नकन | nakana | 40 |
| नकान | nakana | 20 |
| Nakan in the Hindi language | ||
| नकन | nakana | 36.36 |
| नाकन | nakana | 27.27 |
| नकना | nakana | 18.18 |
| नकां | nakam | 9.09 |
| नकान | nakana | 9.09 |
| Nakan in the Russian language | ||
| Накан | nakan | - |
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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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- 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 Nakan
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