Idana Surname
Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname
Idana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 836 | 1:20,477 | 3,173 |
| India | 117 | 1:6,556,114 | 148,695 |
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| Burkina Faso | 58 | 1:316,416 | 5,491 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Idaña (1) are calculated separately.
Idana (1,472) may also be a first name.
Idana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Idana (Hindi: इदाना, Marathi: इदना, Oriya: ଇଦନା) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Idaña. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Idana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 311,195th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Idana are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Idana is also the 202,904th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,472 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Barring Malawi Idana exists in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Idana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Idana in the Hindi language | ||
| इदाना | idana | 80 |
| िदन | idana | 10.56 |
| ईदाना | idana | 7.22 |
| इदाणा | idana | 0.56 |
| ीदन | idana | 0.56 |
| इदना | idana | 0.56 |
| इदंा | idama | 0.56 |
| Idana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଦନା | idana | 75 |
| ଇଦାନା | idana | 25 |
| Idana in the Marathi language | ||
| इदना | idana | 50 |
| इडना | idana | 20 |
| इदणा | idana | 10 |
| ईदाना | idana | 10 |
| ईडना | idana | 10 |
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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 Idana
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