Rkan Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1791:4,285,281113,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rkan (143) may also be a first name.

Rkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rkan (Hindi: र्कण) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Rkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rkan? popularity and diffusion

Rkan is the 1,272,314th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Rkan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rkan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rkan is also the 772,378th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 143 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 4,285,281. In India Rkan is primarily found in: Jharkhand, where 46 percent are found, Bihar, where 29 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent are found. Excluding India Rkan exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rkain89290/
Rkhan8974/
Rkahn893/
Rkane892/
Rkaan891/
Hrkhan8014/
Rzkhan801/
Rkhanh801/
Rkaine801/
Rkhann801/
Rkanhe801/
Rcan753/
Rqan752/
Rzqkhan731/
Rkein6755/
Hrcan679/
Rcant673/
Rzqan671/
Rkont671/
Geerkhan671/
Rkoun671/
Rkamh671/
Rkhon671/
Rcang671/
Rcasen601/
Rqam504/
Rcam504/

Rkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rkan in the Hindi language
र्कणrkana95.38
र्कनrkana4.62

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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 Rkan
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