Nyekan Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2501:17,6341,803
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Nyekan (30) may also be a first name.

Nyekan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyekan is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyekan is the 930,678th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Nyekan is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyekan reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 17,634. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 48 percent reside, Grand Kru County, where 14 percent reside and Maryland County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Nyekan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nyekan last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nyekan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayekan9243/
Nyiekan922/
Nyekain921/
Nyehkan921/
Nayekane8619/
Naykan8353/
Nyikan8344/
Neekan8335/
Neukan8311/
Naekan834/
Neakan831/
Nyekon831/
Neykan831/
Nayakan77239/
Naykkan7734/
Niekant7724/
Nyikaan7717/
Niyakan778/
Naykane775/
Nniekan773/
Neukant772/
Nayikan771/
Nayckan771/
Neykane771/
Niekand771/
Naykhan771/
Neakane771/
Njekane771/
Nahykan771/
Nayakkan7135/
Nayakain7131/
Nayakane7118/
Nayakaan7117/
Nayakann713/
Nayukhan712/
Niyokhan711/
Nayikand711/
Nayoukan711/
Nayikkan711/
Nayecane711/
Neukam671,653/
Naqean67164/
Nyikon6796/
Naikan6751/
Naukan6739/
Njekam6731/
N'Gayakan6710/
Nieckandt676/
Naykon675/
Noykam674/
Neukon674/
Nuecan674/
Neekon674/
Noikan672/
Njeedkhan671/
Najkan671/
Nyecon671/
Neacon671/
Neakam671/
Nayoukane671/
Gneshkhan671/
Nayakaain671/
Nayakahan671/
Niecan671/
Nyekhotin671/
Gnekam671/
Njikan671/
Noycan670/

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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 Nyekan
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