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
Average Alana Salary in
United States
$54,706 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Alaña. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alana is the 129,811th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,089,319 people. Alana is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Alana reside; 21 percent reside in West Asia and 18 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alana is also the 8,769th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 117,567 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 284,338. In Nigeria Alana is mostly found in: Ondo, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Benue, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Alana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alana surname rose 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alana surname 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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