Elikana Surname
Approximately 11,839 people bear this surname
Elikana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11,445 | 1:4,626 | 629 |
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Namibia | 62 | 1:38,861 | 5,303 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Cook Islands | 9 | 1:2,020 | 519 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Elikana (14,686) may also be a first name.
Elikana Demographics
Elikana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Elikana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elikana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elikana (Oriya: ଏଲିକାନା, Russian: Эликана) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elikana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,893rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 615,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elikana live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Elikana is also the 47,082nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 14,686 people.
Elikana is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 11,445 people, or 1 in 4,626. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 31 percent live, Geita Region, where 15 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Elikana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Elikana last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elikana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elikana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲିକାନା | elikana | - |
| Elikana in the Russian language | ||
| Эликана | elikana | - |
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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 Elikana
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