Elkanah Surname
Approximately 3,023 people bear this surname
Elkanah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,734 | 1:64,793 | 4,759 |
| Kenya | 269 | 1:171,672 | 13,079 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Elkanah (7,671) may also be a first name.
Elkanah Demographics
Average Elkanah Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elkanah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkanah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elkanah occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkanah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 146,609th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,410,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elkanah live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elkanah is also the 73,068th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,671 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,734 people, or 1 in 64,793. In Nigeria Elkanah is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 44 percent live, Taraba, where 14 percent live and Bayelsa, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Elkanah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Elkanah earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkannah | 93 | 106 | / |
| Elkanaah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elkana | 92 | 5,626 | / |
| Elkenah | 86 | 118 | / |
| Elkanna | 86 | 34 | / |
| Elkanaa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Alkanah | 86 | 6 | / |
| Elkanga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elcanah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elkhana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elkanai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Elkaina | 86 | 3 | / |
| Elckana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elkaena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elkanaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ellkana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elkanap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Helkahna | 80 | 5 | / |
| Alkannah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yilkanah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Etlekana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elhkanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alkhanah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alkana | 77 | 416 | / |
| Elcana | 77 | 329 | / |
| Elkano | 77 | 99 | / |
| Elkena | 77 | 52 | / |
| Alkhannah | 75 | 30 | / |
| Elkhanoch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elkounach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elkahanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elkango | 71 | 575 | / |
| Alkhana | 71 | 122 | / |
| Helkena | 71 | 69 | / |
| Elqanas | 71 | 9 | / |
| Alkaina | 71 | 5 | / |
| Elqanai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkonoh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elkeina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ilkenah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkajna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkenah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellkaney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ailqanah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alkahana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yolkhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkaynai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailekana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhkango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elqannaa | 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 Elkanah
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