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 last name Vokan (Marathi: वोकण, Russian: Вокан) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as: Vokán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vokan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Vokan live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vokan is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname Vokan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Vokan is most common in: Adamawa, where 92 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.
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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