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
Elkanah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Elkanah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkanah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elkanah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elkanah.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkanah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 146,609th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,410,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elkanah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 73,068th most frequent first name on earth, held by 7,671 people.
The surname Elkanah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,734 people, or 1 in 64,793. In Nigeria Elkanah is most common in: Adamawa, where 44 percent are found, Taraba, where 14 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Elkanah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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
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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 Elkanah
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