Senkan Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Senkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 215 | 1:594,625 | 15,792 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
The alternate forms: Şenkan (461) are calculated separately.
Senkan (344) may also be a first name.
Senkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Senkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Senkan (Russian: Сенкан) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Şenkan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Senkan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Senkan is the 899,940th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Senkan reside; 72 percent reside in East Asia and 72 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 470,492nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 344 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 594,625. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Shiga Prefecture, where 47 percent live, Iwate Prefecture, where 17 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 15 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Senkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Senkan in the Russian language | ||
| Сенкан | senkan | - |
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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 Senkan
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