Litana Surname
Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname
Litana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,019 | 1:99,351 | 17,324 |
| Zambia | 301 | 1:52,658 | 4,911 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Litaña (1) are calculated separately.
Litana (163) may also be a first name.
Litana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Litana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Litana (Oriya: ଲିଟାନା, Russian: Литана) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Litaña. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Litana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 285,960th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. Litana is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Litana live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 717,791st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 163 people.
It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,019 people, or 1 in 99,351. In The Philippines Litana is most frequent in: Bicol, where 37 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 27 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Litana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Litana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଟାନା | litana | 50 |
| ଲିଟନ | litana | 50 |
| Litana in the Russian language | ||
| Литана | litana | - |
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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 Litana
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