Rookan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Rookan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rookan (39) may also be a first name.
Rookan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rookan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rookan (Hindi: रूकन) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rookan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rookan are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rookan is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 39 people.
This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most numerous in: Hormozgan Province, where 50 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 50 percent are found. Other than Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rookan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rookan in the Hindi language | ||
| रूकन | rukana | - |
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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 Rookan
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