Oakan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Oakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Oakan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oakan is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oakan? popularity and diffusion

Oakan is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Oakan live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,258,310. In Iran Oakan is most frequent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 94 percent live, Golestan Province, where 3 percent live and Tehran Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goakan9122/
Oaikan9116/
Oakand9112/
Ohakan917/
Oakane915/
Ouakan914/
Oaekan911/
Ooakan911/
Hoakan910/
Oaikane831,279/
Oaykane839/
Ouakkan834/
Houakan833/
Ohakaun832/
Hoakang831/
Ojiakan831/
Oacan80301/
Aokan8022/
Oakon801/
Oaikhean779/
Houakang774/
Oaikanne772/
Gouakann772/
Ojhakant771/
Hoagkang771/
Oheakhan771/
Oakkhang771/
Ohakam73174/
Ojokan7366/
Ouacan7318/
Aokaun7311/
Aoukan7311/
Ahokan734/
Auokan732/
Aokann731/
Aokang731/
Oakoun731/
Oakoon731/
Aokhan731/
Aaukan731/
Gaokan731/
Ouokan731/
Uoakam731/
Oakkam731/
Ouakham6796/
Houakam6712/
Ahoukan679/
Oyeukan673/
O'Okane673/
Ojiakon672/
Ho'okan671/
Ohaycan671/
Ahoikan671/
Hoacane671/
Aokaune671/

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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 Oakan
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