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 more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elikana.
How Common Is The Last Name Elikana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elikana is the 43,893rd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 615,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elikana reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Elikana is also the 47,082nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 14,686 people.
The surname Elikana is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11,445 people, or 1 in 4,626. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 31 percent reside, Geita Region, where 15 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Elikana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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
- 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 Elikana
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