Yankan Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Yankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 206 | 1:111,996 | 5,656 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Liberia | 34 | 1:129,663 | 9,726 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Yankán (1) are calculated separately.
Yankan (841) may also be a first name.
Yankan Demographics
Average Yankan Salary in
Peru
S/. 29,354
Per year
Average Salary in
Peru
S/. 19,385
Per year
Yankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yankan (Marathi: यंकां) is found most in The Ivory Coast. It may also appear in the variant forms: Yankán. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankan? popularity and diffusion
Yankan is the 775,315th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Yankan reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 281,453rd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 841 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 111,996. In The Ivory Coast Yankan is primarily found in: Vallée du Bandama District, where 20 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent live and Montagnes District, where 17 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Liberia, where 9 percent live.
Yankan Last Name Statistics demography
Yankan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Peru they earn 51.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,354 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankán | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yankann | 92 | 22 | / |
| Yangkan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yankane | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yamnkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yanıkkan | 86 | 34 | / |
| Yangkhan | 86 | 24 | / |
| Yanıkcan | 86 | 20 | / |
| Yangkkan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yancan | 83 | 357 | / |
| Yankon | 83 | 127 | / |
| Jankan | 83 | 52 | / |
| Yonkan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Iankan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yankanova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yiankaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yasinkand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yankachen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jankhan | 77 | 139 | / |
| Yankoun | 77 | 86 | / |
| Yankoon | 77 | 82 | / |
| Jankane | 77 | 37 | / |
| Yanquan | 77 | 24 | / |
| Jangkan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Yongkan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Jankean | 77 | 5 | / |
| Iangkan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jeankan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yangkon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yankoin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yangcan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yancang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yiankam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamkaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ijankan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yiankon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamkhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jiankan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yankhon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yasinkhann | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jhankhan | 71 | 260 | / |
| Yangquan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jangkhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yankhong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yanquang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yangkeun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankacim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yanggkon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yangkoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankeang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankhean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heangkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jancan | 67 | 359 | / |
| Yonkon | 67 | 104 | / |
| Jankon | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yangkasem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yancon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yanquatin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jahankhan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yancán | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jiangkang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jonkan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yancam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yomkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janqan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yancàn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhangkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankhaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamkan | 67 | 1 | / |
Yankan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yankan in the Marathi language | ||
| यंकां | yankam | - |
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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 Yankan
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