Oikan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Oikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oikan (4) may also be a first name.
Oikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oikan has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oikan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oikan is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Oikan reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Oikan is also the 6,192,526th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 4 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Oikan is most frequent in: Masindi District, where 67 percent live and Nebbi District, where 33 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oikan
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