Alanana Surname
Approximately 529 people bear this surname
Alanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 476 | 1:372,149 | 19,844 |
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Alanana (204) may also be a first name.
Alanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alanana (Russian: Аланана) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alanana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 590,101st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alanana reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 204 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 372,149. In Nigeria Alanana is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 66 percent are found, Benue, where 15 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alanana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alanana in the Russian language | ||
| Аланана | alanana | - |
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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 Alanana
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