Alakana Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Alakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Alakana (227) may also be a first name.
Alakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alakana (Hindi: अलकाना, Marathi: अलकना) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alakana? popularity and diffusion
Alakana is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Alakana live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa. Alakana is also the 596,468th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 227 people.
This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Alakana is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alakana in the Hindi language | ||
| अलकाना | alakana | - |
| Alakana in the Marathi language | ||
| अलकना | alakana | 45.45 |
| अलकाना | alakana | 36.36 |
| एलकाना | elakana | 9.09 |
| अलाकाना | alakana | 9.09 |
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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
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- 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 Alakana
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