Kakna Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Kakna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kakna (138) may also be a first name.

Kakna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kakna (Hindi: ककना, Marathi: ककण) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kakna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kakna is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Kakna reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 787,636th most common first name on earth, borne by 138 people.

The surname Kakna is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kakna is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 56 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 33 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 11 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khakna915/
Katkna913/
Kaknas912/
Khaknaz837/
Kaikena835/
Kaknaat834/
Kaaknas831/
Kakni80105/
Kakne8046/
Kokna8016/
Kekna802/
Kacna802/
Kaqna801/
Kaukėnas7767/
Kakhno73456/
Kaknes7391/
Kaknis7363/
Kokhna7358/
Koukna7346/
Koknay7311/
Kookna735/
Kaknou735/
Koknad734/
Khakni733/
Kaakni732/
Kaknyi732/
Kakneh732/
Kakgni732/
Kacgna732/
Gkakni731/
Khakne731/
Kaskni731/
Kaakne731/
Kakkni731/
Kakhnyi67263/
Kaikeni67189/
Kouknas6723/
Khakhno6720/
Kouhkna679/
Kakhniy679/
Kouknga678/
Kakinni678/
Gkaknis675/
Koikena674/
Kackney673/
Kakinne671/
Kacėnas671/
Kakenni671/
Kakenne671/
Kokinna671/
Khaknoh671/
Kackner670/

Kakna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakna in the Hindi language
ककनाkakana-
Kakna in the Marathi language
ककणkakana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kakna
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