Vokan Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Vokan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Vokán (2) are calculated separately.
Vokan (31) may also be a first name.
Vokan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vokan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vokan (Marathi: वोकण, Russian: Вокан) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Vokán. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vokan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Vokan live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Vokan is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 92 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria Vokan occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 20 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vokan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vokan in the Marathi language | ||
| वोकण | vokana | - |
| Vokan in the Russian language | ||
| Вокан | vokan | - |
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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 Vokan
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