Nankan Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Nankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 83 | 1:277,967 | 10,712 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Nankan (2,716) may also be a first name.
Nankan Demographics
Average Nankan Salary in
South Africa
R 1,775,570
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nankan (Hindi: ननकन, Marathi: ननकान) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,353,468th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. Nankan occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nankan reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 140,432nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 2,716 people.
The last name Nankan is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 277,967. In The Ivory Coast Nankan is mostly found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 95 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 1 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Nankan Last Name Statistics demography
Nankan earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 647.17% more than the national average, earning R 1,775,570 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngankan | 92 | 182 | / |
| Nangkan | 92 | 44 | / |
| Nankant | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nankane | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nankain | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nankhan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naankaan | 86 | 22 | / |
| Nankhang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Neankang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankahan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nainkain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nainkang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naingkan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naunkang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nonkan | 83 | 125 | / |
| Nancan | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nankon | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nasingkan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nangkeang | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngangkain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nonkane | 77 | 1,112 | / |
| Nongkan | 77 | 451 | / |
| Nankone | 77 | 377 | / |
| Nainkam | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nancang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngankon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Naunkam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Neynkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnankam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankond | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nancean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nasingkhan | 75 | 792 | / |
| Nasingkaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naheenkhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnankone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnankong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnankam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangkamg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankoone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonnkane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonkon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nancon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nankom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nangkasem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngnankong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnankotin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnankoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankoutin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neancasne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nancam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhankoong | 67 | 1 | / |
Nankan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankan in the Hindi language | ||
| ननकन | nanakana | 89.08 |
| नन्कन | nankana | 8.25 |
| ननकान | nanakana | 1.1 |
| नंकन | nankana | 0.55 |
| नानकन | nanakana | 0.31 |
| नन्कान | nankana | 0.24 |
| ननकना | nanakana | 0.16 |
| ननके | nanake | 0.08 |
| नानक | nanaka | 0.08 |
| Nankan in the Marathi language | ||
| ननकान | nanakana | 22.22 |
| ननकन | nanakana | 22.22 |
| नानकान | nanakana | 22.22 |
| नंकन | nankana | 11.11 |
| नानकन | nanakana | 11.11 |
| नांकन | nankana | 11.11 |
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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 Nankan
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