Iknane Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Iknane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iknane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iknane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iknane is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iknane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iknane is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Iknane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iknane live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 71 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 14 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Iknane occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 9 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iknan9116/
Iknain832/
Aiknan831/
Eknane831/
Iknann831/
Iknone831/
Iknani831/
Oiknine77639/
Ikhnani776/
Ikhnana775/
Hicknan774/
Iknonne771/
Ikinnan771/
Eknan738/
Icnan731/
Eikhenan7135/
Uikhenan7131/
Aikhenan711/
Isknoune711/
Ikennine711/
Gikniene711/
Ikennana711/
Hayknane711/
Iknainish677/
Iknoun674/
Ecknan673/
Heknan671/
Idqnan671/
Iknong671/
Eknant671/
Jiknam671/

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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 Iknane
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