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
The last name Nankan (Hindi: ननकन, Marathi: ननकान) is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nankan live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Mande Africa. Nankan is also the 140,432nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 2,716 people.
It is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 277,967. In The Ivory Coast Nankan is most frequent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 95 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 1 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
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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