Bekana Surname
Approximately 8,126 people bear this surname
Bekana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,049 | 1:12,119 | 1,773 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bekana (19,671) may also be a first name.
Bekana Demographics
Average Bekana Salary in
South Africa
R 106,344
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bekana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekana (Russian: Бекана) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,839th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 896,818 people. Bekana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekana are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bekana is also the 38,294th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 19,671 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,049 people, or 1 in 12,119. Other than Ethiopia this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Bekana Last Name Statistics demography
Bekana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.25% less than the national average, earning R 106,344 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekana in the Russian language | ||
| Бекана | bekana | - |
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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 Bekana
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