Rekan Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3021:97,6636,730
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rekan (602) may also be a first name.

Rekan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rekan (Bengali: রেকান, Hindi: रेकान, Marathi: रेकन, Oriya: େରକନ, Russian: Рекан) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rekan? popularity and diffusion

Rekan is the 688,723rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rekan reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rekan is also the 340,659th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 602 people.

The surname Rekan is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 97,663. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 92 percent are found, Sabah, where 4 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Rekan is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rekhan91788/
Raekan91124/
Rekane9180/
Rekand9159/
Reykan9126/
Roekan9123/
Reekan918/
Reikan916/
Rehkan916/
Rekain911/
Redkan911/
Rekanh911/
Roekhan83332/
Rekhane8348/
Reshkan8332/
Reckahn8329/
Reykhan8327/
Rezkhan8315/
Hreikan8310/
Reekhan838/
Rezkane834/
Reikhan833/
Rekhann833/
Rekajne832/
Rehkhan832/
Rekasin831/
Rekhain831/
Redkhan831/
Rekaine831/
Rekhanh831/
Reekasn831/
Reckand830/
Reckhan830/
Rakan803,494/
Rikan803,131/
Rokan802,906/
Rekon80104/
Recan80102/
Reqan801/
Rykan801/
Rekanova7714/
Hrechkan779/
Reedkhan773/
Reakasin771/
Reezkhan771/
Reekhanh771/
Reshkhan771/
Rakhan732,200/
Rakkan731,834/
Rokhan73963/
Recean73405/
Rakaan73199/
Reucan73191/
Rockan73146/
Ricean73140/
Rescan73134/
Rokkan73114/
Rickan73103/
Rikand7385/
Raikan7375/
Rijkan7368/
Riecan7359/
Reckon7358/
Roikan7353/
Recane7340/
Raykan7333/
Rekoon7331/
Rikhan7324/
Rogkan7322/
Rekkam7319/
Roekon7315/
Roykan7314/
Recand739/
Rykhan738/
Rackan737/
Rikane736/
Rykant736/
Reykon735/
Rakain735/
Rakanh735/
Rîcean735/
Reckam734/
Rikcan734/
Reycan733/
Rejcan732/
Rekoun732/
Rajkan732/
Ryokan732/
Rokanh732/
Rakaun731/
Reqgan731/
Rekamh731/
Reacon731/
Rojkan731/
Rakcan731/
Rekond731/
Rekone731/
Raeqan731/
Rokahn731/
Räcean731/
Rahkan731/
Hrakan731/
Rikaan731/
Rekein731/
Reakon731/
Rikain731/
Rezcan730/
Reacan730/
Recann730/
Rakhain671,174/
Rajkhan671,170/
Raikane67325/
Raikhan67253/
Roikhan67185/
Rakkhan67173/
Raykhan67123/
Ritkhan6742/
Rakhaan6740/
Richean6738/
Roykhan6731/
Reitkam6719/
Rikkand6712/
Rikhann6710/
Rakhann678/
Hrekhanova677/
Rokhaan675/
Recasen674/
Raykane674/
Reikhanova673/
Rakhanh673/
Rikhasn673/
Recagne673/
Reykhanova672/
Rekoune672/
Rickant672/
Ryshkan672/
Rackhan671/
Rajkain671/
Rakhean671/
Raakhan671/
Rickamn671/
Reykham671/
Reytkam671/
Rezqane671/
Rezkoun671/
Rekã671/
Rohkahn671/
Raakaan671/
Rokhain671/
Raykang671/
Rakkean671/
Rittkan671/
Hrekham671/
Hrakhan671/
Rickahn670/
Requean670/
Reckond670/

Rekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rekan in the Oriya language
େରକନerakana-
Rekan in the Marathi language
रेकनrekana-
Rekan in the Bengali language
রেকানrekana66.67
রেকনrekana33.33
Rekan in the Hindi language
रेकानrekana50
रेकनrekana50
Rekan in the Russian language
Реканrekan-

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