Elikanah Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Elikanah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elikanah (588) may also be a first name.
Elikanah Demographics
Elikanah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Elikanah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elikanah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elikanah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elikanah.
How Common Is The Last Name Elikanah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,328,442nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elikanah reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 345,036th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 588 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria Elikanah is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Adamawa, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Elikanah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Elikanah last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elikannah | 94 | 13 | / |
| Elikana | 93 | 11,839 | / |
| Elikenah | 88 | 57 | / |
| Elekanah | 88 | 8 | / |
| Elikanna | 88 | 4 | / |
| Elicanah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ellikana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Elickana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Elikaana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elikaina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elikhana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elekannah | 82 | 17 | / |
| Elikkanat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Alikana | 80 | 767 | / |
| Elicana | 80 | 398 | / |
| Elekana | 80 | 364 | / |
| Elikena | 80 | 88 | / |
| Elukana | 80 | 19 | / |
| Elikona | 80 | 3 | / |
| Elikano | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ilikana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elykana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halikana | 75 | 9 | / |
| Alikhana | 75 | 9 | / |
| Elekenah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Allikana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Alikanna | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gelicana | 75 | 6 | / |
| Alikaana | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ilikanna | 75 | 2 | / |
| Etlekana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elikoona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elekanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ellicana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Helicana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Allikhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elicano | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Elicaña | 67 | 153 | / |
| Elekena | 67 | 130 | / |
| Elicona | 67 | 65 | / |
| Alekana | 67 | 44 | / |
| Alukana | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ilukana | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ilekana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ilikona | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elecana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alikena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Allikhanna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elekona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elukena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olekana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elekano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alikona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alicana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elikanah
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