Elkanova Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Elkanova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkanova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5401:266,89527,925
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
South Ossetia21:26,7161,073
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Elkánová (3) are calculated separately.

Elkanova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkanova (Georgian: ელკანოვა, Russian: Елканова) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms: Elkánová. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkanova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 552,088th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The last name Elkanova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Elkanova are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in North Caucasus.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 266,895. In Russia Elkanova is most common in: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 44 percent live, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 25 percent live and Stavropol Krai, where 7 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Elkanova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Elkanova last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 42.86% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elkanova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkanova in the Georgian language
ელკანოვაelkanova-
Elkanova in the Russian language
Елкановаelkanova-

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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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  • 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 Elkanova
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