Orakan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Orakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Orakan (133) may also be a first name.
Orakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orakan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orakan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Orakan occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Orakan reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 133 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Orakan is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 57 percent reside and Oyo, where 43 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 41 percent reside and Thailand, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Orakan
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