Iknas Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iknas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Iknas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Iknas (72) may also be a first name.

Iknas Last Name Facts

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

Iknas is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iknas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iknas is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Iknas live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Chadic Africa. Iknas is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 72 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iknast9110/
Iknass916/
Aiknas911/
Eknas804/
Iqnas802/
Iqnais7310/
Etknas734/
Eknais731/
Ikhnache628/
Iqnasova621/
Ecnas60109/
Iqnaz602/
Iqneis552/
Aikenhouse530/
Ecnease501/
Heckennaszt501/
Eknache501/
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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 Iknas
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