Eljekani Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Eljekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Eljekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eljekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eljekani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻧﻲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eljekani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eljekani is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Eljekani reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eljekani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eljekani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻧﻲ | aljkany | - |
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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 Eljekani
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