Soikan Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Soikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 200 | 1:230,900 | 16,264 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
Soikan (778) may also be a first name.
Soikan Demographics
Soikan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Soikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soikan (Georgian: სოიკან, Hindi: सोिकन) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soikan? popularity and diffusion
Soikan is the 798,040th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Soikan are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 294,181st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 778 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent are found, Machakos County, where 1 percent are found and Narok County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Soikan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Soikan surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soikan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soikan in the Georgian language | ||
| სოიკან | soikan | - |
| Soikan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोिकन | soikana | 82.61 |
| शोिकन | soikana | 17.39 |
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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 Soikan
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