Shikan Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Shikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 507 | 1:252,158 | 10,206 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Shikan (4,087) may also be a first name.
Shikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikan (Hindi: शिकन, Marathi: िशकाण, Oriya: ଶିକନ୍, Russian: Шикан) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shikan is the 516,587th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shikan are found; 81 percent are found in East Asia and 80 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 108,893rd most widespread given name globally, borne by 4,087 people.
The last name Shikan is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 252,158. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 60 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikan in the Marathi language | ||
| िशकाण | isakana | 64.52 |
| िशकन | isakana | 19.35 |
| िशकान | isakana | 9.68 |
| षीकन | sikana | 3.23 |
| शीकन | sikana | 3.23 |
| Shikan in the Hindi language | ||
| शिकन | sikana | 54.55 |
| शीकन | sikana | 27.27 |
| शिकं | sikam | 9.09 |
| शिकां | sikam | 9.09 |
| Shikan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିକନ୍ | sikan | 40 |
| ଶିକନ | sikana | 20 |
| ସିକନ | sikana | 20 |
| ଶିକାନ | sikana | 20 |
| Shikan in the Russian language | ||
| Шикан | sikan | - |
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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 Shikan
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