Vankan Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vankan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vankan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5751:29,3694,846
Liberia2991:14,7441,544
Ivory Coast2391:96,5325,024
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
India71:109,580,769786,157
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vankan (63) may also be a first name.

Vankan Last Name Facts

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

Vankan (Arabic: فانكان, Hindi: वंकन, Russian: Ванкан) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vankan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 295,590th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Vankan live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 63 people.

Vankan is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 29,369. In The Netherlands Vankan is most numerous in: Limburg, where 83 percent reside, North Brabant, where 9 percent reside and Gelderland, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 23 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent reside.

Vankan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vankan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vankan last name rose 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vankan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vankan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vankan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 72.59% more than the national average, earning 597,298 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vankan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vankan in the Hindi language
वंकनvankana-
Vankan in the Russian language
Ванканvankan-
Vankan in the Arabic language
فانكانfankan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vankan
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