Elkane Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Elkane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Elkane (46) may also be a first name.
Elkane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elkane is carried by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Elkane reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Levant. Elkane is also the 1,484,914th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 46 people.
This surname is most common in Syria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 965,051. In Syria Elkane is most numerous in: Homs Governorate, where 95 percent live and Aleppo Governorate, where 5 percent live. Other than Syria Elkane exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
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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 Elkane
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