Nykan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nykan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nykan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia141:314,89517,893
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297

Nykan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nykan is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nykan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Nykan live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia Nykan is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 57 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 36 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Nykan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 12 percent reside.

Nykan Last Name Statistics demography

Nykan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 162.9% more than the national average, earning $113,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naykan9153/
Nyokan911/
Nykain911/
Neykan911/
Nykahn911/
Naykkan8334/
Naykane835/
Nykatyn832/
Nykkhan831/
Nahykan831/
Nyhkane831/
Naykhan831/
Neykane831/
Nayckan831/
Nikan802,253/
Nykon80406/
Nekan80280/
Nycan801/
Nykashyn7725/
Nykanova7721/
Nikaan73899/
Nyokon73245/
Nikane73133/
Nekhan7399/
Nekane7381/
Nikcan7374/
Naikan7351/
Nikain7351/
Nikhan7347/
Neekan7335/
Nikkan7325/
Neukan7311/
Nickan735/
Naykon735/
Noykam734/
Nekayn734/
Netkan734/
Nekain733/
Nykond733/
Noikan732/
Niokan732/
Negkan732/
Nekanh732/
Najkan731/
Nykoon731/
Nykamt731/
Nyquan731/
Nekkan731/
Nnekan731/
Nekean731/
Neakan731/
Ngikan731/
Noycan730/
Naikane67638/
Netkhan67355/
Nikahan67174/
Nikkhan67131/
Nikhane6798/
Nykotyn6741/
Naikkan6725/
Naickan6719/
Naikain6713/
Nikanne679/
Nyockon678/
Naykoon677/
Nuykong676/
Noykong676/
Nekeaun674/
Nniekan673/
Niskane673/
Naykong672/
Nhaykon672/
Nnikant671/
Naykhanova671/
Nikasne671/
Ngoikan671/
Najkhan671/
Nyokoon671/
Naitkan671/
Nizkhan671/
Nnekamn671/
Nydkong671/
Nnekane671/
Neakane671/
Niogkan671/
Noykoon671/
Noykham671/
Neykham671/
Netkang671/
Nyokkon671/
Neskang670/

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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 Nykan
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