Herkina Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Herkina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herkina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Herkina (62) may also be a first name.

Herkina Last Name Facts

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

Herkina is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Herkina.

How Common Is The Last Name Herkina? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Herkina are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Herkina is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 62 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Herkina is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 67 percent live and North Region, where 33 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Herkina is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherkina93100/
Herkeina931/
Herkaina931/
Kherkina931/
Erkina921,091/
Cherkhina881/
Erkinay86102/
Gerkina8648/
Hercina8638/
Horkina8613/
Herkena8611/
Harkina867/
Erkaina862/
Erzkina861/
Errkina861/
Chirkina803,318/
Khirkina8023/
Cherkyna8011/
Chyrkina806/
Hirkaina802/
Khyrkina801/
Harkinay800/
Orkina77282/
Erkyna77122/
Irkina77106/
Arkina7763/
Erkena7731/
Ercina775/
Erkino772/
Erqina771/
Chairkina7579/
Chyorkina7536/
Cherchina757/
Chirkhina751/
Cherkhyna751/
Irkhina711,274/
Yorkina71410/
Girkina71152/
Horkyna7175/
Harkyna7153/
Arkinah7145/
Erkenay7137/
Arkaina7134/
Hyrkyna7130/
Irkinas7117/
Erchina7114/
Gerkena719/
Erkhyna718/
Gerqina716/
Iorkina716/
Arkhina715/
Orkhina712/
Jerkena711/
Horkino711/
Harkena711/
Hercena711/
Erkiono711/
Hirkena711/
Chearkhyna711/
Chyrkyna67497/
Aharkyna679/
Yorkinah679/
Eerchina673/
Yorkhina671/
Chircina671/
Harkenay670/

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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 Herkina
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