Ikanana Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ikanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ikanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikanana occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ikanana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikanana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikanana are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gikanana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ikananga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekanana | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ikanane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ikanani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gekanana | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ikonanga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aicanana | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekaanana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekangana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukananay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jikanango | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ukannanna | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jikangona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekanganna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ishkanani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ikanone | 71 | 266 | / |
| Ekanane | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ecanana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekanena | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekanano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukanena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jkanani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikounane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikanoune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekanaini | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hekanane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekangane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikannone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecanaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uecanana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukananho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hecanana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikanana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis