Jacana Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Jacana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Jaçana (1) & Jacaña (1) are calculated separately.
Jacana (167) may also be a first name.
Jacana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jacana is more commonly found in Suriname than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jaçana or Jacaña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jacana is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Jacana is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Jacana live; 56 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Jacana is also the 708,111th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 167 people.
The surname is most widely held in Suriname, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 138,154. Barring Suriname this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Jacana
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