Elkana Surname

85,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Chad

Elkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Elkana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,1551:24,5673,017
Chad1,5411:8,8201,197
Nigeria1,2161:145,6779,274
Indonesia2761:479,16439,474
Kenya2401:192,41614,234
Israel1181:72,5228,891
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England121:4,643,172139,951
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Namibia61:401,56710,578
India51:153,413,076951,030
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
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Elkana (16,625) may also be a first name.

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Elkana Demographics

Average Elkana Salary in
United States

$68,177 USD

Per year
Rank:
119,700 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.59277E-6
Rank: 439,034 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
158%
Sample size: 12 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Elkana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elkana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Elkana (Marathi: एलकन, Oriya: ଇଲକାନା) is found most in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,715th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,295,333 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elkana live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Elkana is also the 43,216th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 16,625 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,155 people, or 1 in 24,567. In Tanzania Elkana is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 27 percent reside, Geita Region, where 23 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

Elkana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elkana last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

Elkana earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58% more than the national average, earning $68,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkanah923,023/
Elkanna9234/
Elkanaa928/
Elkanga924/
Elkhana924/
Elkanai923/
Elkaina923/
Elckana922/
Jelkana921/
Elkanap921/
Elkaena921/
Elkanaz921/
Ellkana921/
Yelkanat86201/
Elkannah86106/
Helkahna865/
Etlekana861/
Elkanaah861/
Elhkanna861/
Alkana83416/
Elcana83329/
Elkani83175/
Elkano8399/
Elkena8352/
Elkane8326/
Elkany836/
Elkanj832/
Elkahanna801/
Ellkany77610/
Elkango77575/
Alkhana77122/
Elkenah77118/
Helkena7769/
Elkhani7715/
Elqanas779/
Elkaini776/
Alkanah776/
Alkaina775/
Elcanah774/
Helkani774/
Elkasni773/
Elqanai772/
Elkeina772/
Elkaine771/
Alkajna771/
Elkaneh771/
Elkanes771/
Elhkane771/
Alkaana771/
Elkanou771/
Alkanai771/
Yeşilkanat75203/
Yesilkanat756/
Eilkhani7133/
Elkanich7127/
Yelkouna7121/
Elkhangi715/
Ellkaney714/
Alkannah713/
Alkahana712/
Elkhange712/
Yilkanah711/
Alkaynai711/
Ailekana711/
Elhkango711/
Elqannaa711/
Alkhanah711/
Yolkhana711/
Elcano673,253/
Elkony67711/
Alcana67419/
Alkano67255/
Alkhannah6730/
Alkona6715/
Alkena6712/
Elkoni6710/
Ilkani678/
Elcani677/
Elkone676/
Ilkena675/
Elqani675/
Alqana672/
Elcona672/
Elkhanous671/
Ilkane671/
Olkena671/
Elkounach671/
Elkhanoch671/
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Elkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkana in the Oriya language
ଇଲକାନାilakana-
Elkana in the Marathi language
एलकनelakana-

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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 Elkana
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