Nekan Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Nekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Pakistan861:2,077,25419,688
Ivory Coast791:292,04111,081
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Nekan (2,422) may also be a first name.

Nekan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nekan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nekan (Hindi: नेकां, Oriya: େନକନ, Russian: Некан) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nekan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nekan is the 937,786th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Nekan occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Nekan live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nekan is also the 150,582nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 2,422 people.

Nekan is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 1,520,106. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 85 percent live and West Java, where 15 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nekhan9199/
Nekane9181/
Neekan9135/
Neukan9111/
Naekan914/
Netkan914/
Nekayn914/
Nekain913/
Nekanh912/
Negkan912/
Nekkan911/
Nnekan911/
Nekean911/
Neakan911/
Neykan911/
Netkhan83355/
Nekeaun834/
Nniekan833/
Neykane831/
Nnekamn831/
Nnekane831/
Neakane831/
Netkang831/
Neskang830/
Nikan802,253/
Nakan801,981/
Necan80180/
Nekon8061/
Nokan8045/
Nykan8026/
Nekashyn773/
Nekanova772/
Nekaiten771/
Neekaine771/
Netkhain771/
Nedkhean771/
Nakhan731,130/
Nikaan73899/
Nakain73730/
Nokhan73566/
Necant73256/
Nakkan73227/
Naqean73164/
Nikane73133/
Nikcan7374/
Nokain7366/
Naykan7353/
Nikain7351/
Naikan7351/
Nikhan7347/
Nackan7328/
Nikkan7325/
Nezcan7316/
Nahkan7311/
Nnakan738/
Nekone736/
Nickan735/
Neukon734/
Neekon734/
Nakaun734/
Niokan732/
Naakan732/
Nokanh732/
Noikan732/
Najkan731/
Nakayn731/
Neacon731/
Neakam731/
Nykahn731/
Noqean731/
Nakaan731/
Nekoun731/
Ngikan731/
Niecan731/
Nykain731/
Nyokan731/
Gnekam731/
Nakann731/
Nagkan731/
Netkam731/
Nekhanova712/
Gneshkhan711/
Netkham67947/
Naikane67638/
Nekkham67195/
Nikahan67174/
Nikkhan67131/
Neekong6735/
Naykkan6734/
Naikkan6725/
Naickan6719/
Naikain6713/
Nikanne679/
Nakhann677/
Nakhanh677/
Naykane675/
Nakkaan674/
Nehkham674/
Niskane673/
Nakkhan673/
Neckham672/
Nakhain672/
Hnakhan672/
Nedkham672/
Nykatyn672/
Nnikant671/
Najkhan671/
Nakahan671/
Necatin671/
Nayckan671/
Neekone671/
Nahkhan671/
Naitkan671/
Naykhan671/
Nekeing671/
Ngoikan671/
Ngnekon671/
Nizkhan671/
Niekoun671/
Nieckon671/
Nyhkane671/
Nakainn671/
Nakkean671/
Nahykan671/
Nagkanh671/
Nykkhan671/
Neakham671/
Netkong671/
Neykham671/
Nedkong671/
Niogkan671/

Nekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekan in the Oriya language
େନକନenakana-
Nekan in the Hindi language
नेकांnekam85.71
नेकनnekana14.29
Nekan in the Russian language
Неканnekan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nekan
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