Slakan Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Slakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia541:46,0687,945
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Slakan Last Name Facts

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

Slakan is found most in Slovenia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slakan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Slakan is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Slakan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Slakan are found; 61 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Slakan is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 46,068. In Slovenia Slakan is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 80 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 13 percent reside and Carinthia, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 35 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slakane9225/
Shlakan921/
Shlyakan863/
Slaikang861/
Slokan83301/
Slekan8310/
Slacan834/
Slakon831/
Slekahn7711/
Szlacan776/
Sliacan773/
Sloskan773/
Slakkam771/
Sleukan771/
Slatkon771/
Slokane771/
Slacaan771/
Jleakan771/
Sloskane716/
Shlekain716/
Sillacan713/
Slakkham712/
Slackham710/
Slokon6713/
Jlakon6712/
Slyakotin679/
Slocan675/
Shlyakhanova674/
Slacon672/
Slacań671/
Gillakain670/

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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 Slakan
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