Elikena Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Elikena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elikena (64) may also be a first name.
Elikena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elikena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elikena occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elikena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elikena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elikena live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 64 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ondo, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Elikena
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