Alkana Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Alkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Alkana (228) may also be a first name.

Alkana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alkana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alkana (Hindi: अलकना, Marathi: कना) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alkana is the 706,244th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Alkana live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Alkana is also the 594,918th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 228 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 328,350. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 94 percent reside, Gauteng, where 3 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Alkana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alkana surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alkana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning R 212,388 per year; in United States they earn 24.98% more than the national average, earning $53,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.12% less than the national average, earning $30,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkanga92131/
Alkhana92122/
Alkanah926/
Alkaina925/
Alkanai921/
Alkaana921/
Alkajna921/
Alkannga8613/
Alkanass866/
Alkannah863/
Alkannas863/
Alkanash862/
Alkahana862/
Alkangai861/
Alkannat861/
Alkaunat861/
Alkhanah861/
Ailekana861/
Alkanaiz861/
Alkaynai861/
Elkana835,626/
Alkani83451/
Alcana83419/
Alkano83255/
Alkanj8316/
Alkona8315/
Alkena8312/
Alkane8311/
Alqana832/
Alkany832/
Alkanh831/
Alkhannah8030/
Alkhatnai801/
Alkainaid801/
Elkanah773,023/
Halkano772,764/
Alkhani771,327/
Alcaina771,116/
Alcayna77180/
Allkany77123/
Alqanai7739/
Elkanna7734/
Alkanou7725/
Alcanha7718/
Halkani7714/
Alqanas7713/
Allkani778/
Elkanaa778/
Halkane777/
Alkamha776/
Elkhana774/
Alkange774/
Alkasni773/
Galcana773/
Alkaine773/
Alkhano773/
Elkaina773/
Elkanai773/
Alkasny773/
Alcanay773/
Elckana772/
Alkhany772/
Alkanni771/
Alkanot771/
Alkhona771/
Elkaena771/
Alkaini771/
Alkaneh771/
Alkaniz771/
Alkenah771/
Alcanai771/
Alcanaz771/
Alcaïna771/
Ellkana771/
Alcanea771/
Alkatni771/
Alkhane771/
Alqanea771/
Alqannas71413/
Elkannah71106/
Allkhani7150/
Alkhangi719/
Alcainas719/
Aalkhani717/
Halkaniy716/
Helkahna715/
Alkhanie715/
Ailqanah714/
Alkhanje712/
Alqanass712/
Alkahnet711/
Alkahtni711/
Alkangni711/
Halkhani711/
Golkanga711/
Elhkanna711/
Ahlkhani711/
Alkaanou711/
Alkainou711/
Alkkhani711/
Alkanish711/
Alkanosh711/
Elkanaah711/
Alcanaia711/
Alcano672,783/
Alcani67635/
Elcana67329/
Elkano6799/
Alqani6774/
Alkoni6754/
Elkena6752/
Alcona6723/
Olkane6712/
Alcane672/
Alcaña672/
Alkony672/
Atlekhani672/
Alqahtnai672/
Alkeno671/
Alquannas671/
Elkahanna671/
Olkani671/
Olkena671/
Alqanh671/
Alkhaynez671/
Alkone671/
Alcéna671/
Alqannass671/
Alckanezz671/

Alkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alkana in the Marathi language
कनाkana50
अलानाalana50
Alkana in the Hindi language
अलकनाalakana40
अल्कनाalkana40
अल्कानाalkana20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alkana
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