Orankan Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Orankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Orankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orankan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orankan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Orankan reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 53 percent reside, Lagos, where 35 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orainkain | 88 | 5 | / |
| Erankan | 86 | 35 | / |
| Arankan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Orankon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oronkan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arankane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hurankan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arankon | 71 | 108 | / |
| Uronkan | 71 | 59 | / |
| Erancan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arancan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aurangkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aroonkan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Arongkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harankam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oromcann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orangcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrangkon | 63 | 5 | / |
| Otrongkon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Haramkaan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Harancand | 63 | 1 | / |
| Arãkan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arancon | 57 | 2,181 | / |
| Oromcan | 57 | 1,310 | / |
| Arancón | 57 | 15 | / |
| Arancam | 57 | 5 | / |
| Oronkhanova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Arangcon | 53 | 688 | / |
| Aramkham | 53 | 360 | / |
| Garancon | 53 | 22 | / |
| Utronkhon | 50 | 1,060 | / |
| Aroonkong | 50 | 19 | / |
| Arounkone | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aroonkoon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aroonkonk | 50 | 1 | / |
| Arounkoun | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Orankan
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