Jakana Surname
Approximately 3,676 people bear this surname
Jakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,574 | 1:49,564 | 3,802 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Jakana (193) may also be a first name.
Jakana Demographics
Jakana Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jakana (Hindi: जकना, Marathi: जकाना, Oriya: ଜାକନା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakana? popularity and diffusion
Jakana is the 124,073rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,982,466 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jakana live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jakana is also the 653,740th most common first name globally. It is borne by 193 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,574 people, or 1 in 49,564. In Nigeria Jakana is most frequent in: Borno, where 100 percent reside, Yobe, where 0 percent reside and Benue, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Jakana occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Jakana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Jakana last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Jakana are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.
Jakana earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jakana in the Hindi language | ||
| जकना | jakana | - |
| Jakana in the Marathi language | ||
| जकाना | jakana | 42.86 |
| जकाणा | jakana | 25.71 |
| जकणा | jakana | 14.29 |
| जकना | jakana | 11.43 |
| जाकणा | jakana | 2.86 |
| कना | kana | 2.86 |
| Jakana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାକନା | jakana | 33.33 |
| ଜକନା | jakana | 33.33 |
| ଜକନ | jakana | 33.33 |
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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 Jakana
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