Erkana Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Erkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia91:267,71110,023
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Erkana (185) may also be a first name.

Erkana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erkana (Oriya: ଏକର୍ାନା) is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erkana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Erkana occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Erkana live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 185 people.

The surname is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 267,711. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 44 percent live, Oshana Region, where 44 percent live and Hardap Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Namibia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Erkana Last Name Statistics demography

Erkana earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.88% more than the national average, earning R 282,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erkanay9212/
Erkaina922/
Earkanna867/
Yerkanna861/
Herkaina861/
Erkani83239/
Arkana8346/
Erkane8334/
Erkena8331/
Orkana838/
Irkana833/
Erkano831/
Erkenay7737/
Arkaina7734/
Erkaner7724/
Arkanah7721/
Herkena7711/
Herkani775/
Arckana771/
Arkhana771/
Erkhani771/
Herkane771/
Hirkana771/
Ercanap771/
Gerkano771/
Arkanna770/
Harkanah7124/
Iorkaana7111/
Erkhamni718/
Airekana716/
Hirkaina712/
Herkeina711/
Gerkange711/
Arcana671,757/
Orcana67292/
Ercani6736/
Irkani6721/
Arkona6721/
Herzkhani676/
Arkano675/
Ercano672/
Irkane671/
Jrkani671/
Orkano671/
Arkena671/

Erkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erkana in the Oriya language
ଏକର୍ାନାekarana75
ଏକର୍ନାekarna25

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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 Erkana
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