Jekani Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Jekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 76 | 1:53,880 | 3,890 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jekani (25) may also be a first name.
Jekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jekani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻧﻲ, Oriya: େଜକନୀ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jekani is the 2,007,164th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Jekani is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Jekani reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 25 people.
The surname Jekani is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 53,880. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 37 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 24 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jekani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jekani in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜକନୀ | ejakani | - |
| Jekani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻧﻲ | aljkany | 44.44 |
| ﺍﺟﻜﺎﻧﻲ | ajkany | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﻜﺎﻥ | aljkan | 13.89 |
| ﺟﻜﺎﻧﻲ | jkany | 11.11 |
| ﺍﺟﻜﺎﻧﻰ | ajkany | 8.33 |
| ﺟﻜﺎﻥ | jkan | 2.78 |
| ﺍﺟﻜﺎﻥ | ajkan | 2.78 |
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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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