Alana Surname
Approximately 3,488 people bear this surname
Alana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 623 | 1:284,338 | 16,033 |
| Philippines | 475 | 1:213,133 | 33,228 |
| India | 439 | 1:1,747,302 | 62,623 |
| Yemen | 433 | 1:61,028 | 4,569 |
| United States | 360 | 1:1,006,830 | 74,328 |
| Uganda | 194 | 1:201,233 | 16,122 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Ecuador | 145 | 1:109,695 | 6,394 |
| Jordan | 131 | 1:67,500 | 5,862 |
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 1:2,414,107 | 21,426 |
| Congo | 60 | 1:83,152 | 7,031 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Venezuela | 29 | 1:1,041,520 | 15,561 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Alaña (3,706) are calculated separately.
Alana (117,567) may also be a first name.
Alana Demographics
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Alana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alana (Arabic: آلنا, Bengali: অলনা, Georgian: ალანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻼﻧﻪ, Hindi: अलाना, Marathi: अलाना, Oriya: ଅଲଣା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Alaña. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,811th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,089,319 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Alana are found; 21 percent are found in West Asia and 18 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,769th most numerous forename globally It is held by 117,567 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 284,338. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 55 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Benue, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Alana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alana last name are 44.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Alana earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 4.28% less than the national average, earning $21,731,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.78% more than the national average, earning $54,706 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alana in the Georgian language | ||
| ალანა | alana | - |
| Alana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲଣା | alana | 93.75 |
| ଅଳନା | alana | 6.25 |
| Alana in the Hindi language | ||
| अलाना | alana | 92.55 |
| अलाणा | alana | 6.21 |
| आलाना | alana | 0.62 |
| अलना | alana | 0.62 |
| Alana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻼﻧﻪ | alanh | 75 |
| ﺍﻋﻼﻥ | alan | 25 |
| Alana in the Marathi language | ||
| अलाना | alana | 72.52 |
| आलाना | alana | 9.92 |
| एलना | elana | 8.4 |
| अलना | alana | 3.82 |
| एलाना | elana | 2.29 |
| अलणा | alana | 1.53 |
| आलान | alana | 0.76 |
| अलाला | alala | 0.76 |
| Alana in the Bengali language | ||
| অলনা | alana | 66.67 |
| আলোনা | alona | 33.33 |
| Alana in the Arabic language | ||
| آلنا | alna | - |
| ليلانا | lylana | - |
| يلانا | ylana | - |
| ألانا | alana | - |
| آلانا | alana | - |
| الآنا | alana | - |
| الانا | alana | - |
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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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