Elcanah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Elcanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elcanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Elcanah (22) may also be a first name.

Elcanah Last Name Facts

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

Elcanah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elcanah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elcanah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elcanah live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elcanah is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Elcanah is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 33 percent reside and Taraba, where 33 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Elcanah occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elcana92329/
Elkanah863,023/
Elckana862/
Elkannah80106/
Elkanaah801/
Elkana775,626/
Elcano773,253/
Alcana77419/
Elcona772/
Alcaina711,116/
Alcayna71180/
Elkenah71118/
Elkanna7134/
Alcanha7118/
Elqanas719/
Elkanaa718/
Alkanah716/
Elkanga714/
Elkhana714/
Alcanay713/
Elkaina713/
Elkanai713/
Elqanai712/
Gelcano711/
Elkanap711/
Alcanea711/
Elkaena711/
Ellkana711/
Elkanaz711/
Alcaïna711/
Alcanai711/
Helkahna675/
Ailqanah674/
Alkannah673/
Alkhanah671/
Yilkanah671/
Etlekana671/
Elhkanna671/
Elqannaa671/

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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 Elcanah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis