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) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alakana.
How Common Is The Last Name Alakana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Alakana live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 596,468th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 227 people.
The surname Alakana is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Alakana is most common in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname 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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