Shokan Surname
Approximately 686 people bear this surname
Shokan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 385 | 1:332,063 | 11,698 |
| Kazakhstan | 171 | 1:103,406 | 11,390 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Ukraine | 25 | 1:1,820,908 | 133,658 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shokan (1,915) may also be a first name.
Shokan Demographics
Shokan Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Shokan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shokan (Hindi: शोकन, Marathi: शोकन, Russian: Шокан) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shokan is the 484,676th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,623,245 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Shokan live; 56 percent live in East Asia and 56 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Shokan is also the 173,572nd most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,915 people.
The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 332,063. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Saitama Prefecture, where 96 percent reside, Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent reside and Gunma Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Other than Japan Shokan is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Shokan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shokan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shokan in the Hindi language | ||
| शोकन | sokana | 70.59 |
| शोकान | sokana | 11.76 |
| शोकां | sokam | 11.76 |
| शोकण | sokana | 5.88 |
| Shokan in the Marathi language | ||
| शोकन | sokana | 69.57 |
| शोकान | sokana | 26.09 |
| शॉकत | sokata | 4.35 |
| Shokan in the Russian language | ||
| Шокан | sokan | - |
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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 Shokan
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