Mikana Surname
Approximately 733 people bear this surname
Mikana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mikana (135) may also be a first name.
Mikana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mikana (Hindi: मिकाना, Marathi: िमकना, Oriya: ମିକନାାଇଁ) occurs most in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mikana is the 460,648th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,942,082 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mikana reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 135 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Aside from Malawi Mikana occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mikana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mikana in the Hindi language | ||
| मिकाना | mikana | - |
| Mikana in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିକନାାଇଁ | mikanaa'im | - |
| Mikana in the Marathi language | ||
| िमकना | imakana | 50 |
| िमकाना | imakana | 50 |
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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 Mikana
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