Nkan Surname
Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname
Nkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 925 | 1:191,506 | 11,593 |
| Cameroon | 364 | 1:57,058 | 7,374 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nkan (432) may also be a first name.
Nkan Demographics
Average Nkan Salary in
United States
$18,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkan is the 285,793rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,418,250 people. The surname Nkan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkan are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkan is also the 412,918th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 432 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 191,506. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 74 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Cross River, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Nkan Last Name Statistics demography
Nkan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkane | 89 | 3,118 | / |
| Nkain | 89 | 806 | / |
| Nkhan | 89 | 54 | / |
| Nkaun | 89 | 32 | / |
| N'Kan | 89 | 8 | / |
| Ngkan | 89 | 8 | / |
| Nkaan | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nkgan | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nkamn | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkean | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nnkan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkanh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkeane | 80 | 597 | / |
| Nkhane | 80 | 70 | / |
| Ngkang | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nkeang | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nkatin | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nkcane | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkaine | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkaing | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkhann | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkanne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkaane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkanth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hnkhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkamne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkaang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkahan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkanng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nckane | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nkon | 75 | 653 | / |
| Ncan | 75 | 74 | / |
| Nkangue | 73 | 51 | / |
| Nkateen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkamgne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkangne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nqukane | 73 | 1 | / |
| 'Nkeane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkating | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkassin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhaine | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Kagne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkahang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngkaine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkaimng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkone | 67 | 4,755 | / |
| Ncane | 67 | 2,914 | / |
| N'Kon | 67 | 226 | / |
| Ncant | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ngkahang | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nkont | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkoin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nkoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ncang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nqane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkaateen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkaum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkgon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkonn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nkeun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkamk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkassing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkcam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nccan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nkan
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