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
Average Nakan Salary in
United States
$23,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 208,751st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nakan are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 145,235th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 2,570 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,085 people, or 1 in 93,307. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 53 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 39 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside.
Nakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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- 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 Nakan
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