Elikanah Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elikanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elikanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elikanah (588) may also be a first name.

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

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • 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