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 surname Elkane is more frequently found in Syria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elkane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elkane is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Elkane live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Levant. Elkane is also the 1,484,914th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname Elkane is most frequently used in Syria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 965,051. In Syria Elkane is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 95 percent are found and Aleppo Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Syria Elkane is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
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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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