Elekana Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Elekana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elekana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2751:29,6503,385
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Elekana (128) may also be a first name.

Elekana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elekana occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elekana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Elekana live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Elekana is also the 821,896th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 128 people.

Elekana is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 29,650. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Milne Bay, where 99 percent are found, National Capital District, where 1 percent are found and Morobe, where 0 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Elekana Last Name Statistics demography

Elekana earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Elekana
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