Elkena Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Elkena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Elkena (63) may also be a first name.
Elkena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elkena (Oriya: ଏଲକାନ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Elkena reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elkena is also the 1,234,572nd most common given name throughout the world, held by 63 people.
The surname Elkena is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 42 percent reside, Ondo, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkenah | 92 | 118 | / |
| Helkena | 92 | 69 | / |
| Elkeina | 92 | 2 | / |
| Elkaena | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elkina | 83 | 8,745 | / |
| Elkana | 83 | 5,626 | / |
| Elkyna | 83 | 1,251 | / |
| Alkena | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ilkena | 83 | 5 | / |
| Olkena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elkeny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elcena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elkanah | 77 | 3,023 | / |
| Elkinai | 77 | 145 | / |
| Elkhina | 77 | 112 | / |
| Yelkina | 77 | 50 | / |
| Elkanna | 77 | 34 | / |
| Eilkina | 77 | 28 | / |
| Jelkina | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gelkina | 77 | 14 | / |
| Helkyna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Elkhyna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Elkanaa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Elkhana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elkaina | 77 | 3 | / |
| Elkanai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ielkina | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elckana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elkinas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Helcena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkenes | 77 | 1 | / |
| El'kina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilkenah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yelkeno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alkenah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellkana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eelkyna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkenys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elkannah | 71 | 106 | / |
| Esilkina | 71 | 5 | / |
| Helkahna | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yelkhina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jelkinas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alkehina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Helkenou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkanaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elhkanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jyelkina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkina | 67 | 1,464 | / |
| Olkina | 67 | 707 | / |
| Ilkina | 67 | 622 | / |
| Alkana | 67 | 416 | / |
| Elcana | 67 | 329 | / |
| Elqeni | 67 | 101 | / |
| Elkano | 67 | 99 | / |
| Elkine | 67 | 73 | / |
| Olkyna | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ylkyna | 67 | 40 | / |
| Alkyna | 67 | 40 | / |
| Alkona | 67 | 15 | / |
| Elcina | 67 | 12 | / |
| Elkiny | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ilcena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elcona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elkini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elkino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkeno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elkinj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elkahanna | 67 | 1 | / |
Elkena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkena in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲକାନ | elakana | - |
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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 Elkena
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