Morkana Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Morkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 493 | 1:37,225 | 1,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Morkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morkana (Arabic: موركينا, Hindi: मोरकना) is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morkana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morkana is the 621,618th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Morkana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morkana are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Morkana is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 37,225. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 94 percent are found, Est Region, where 4 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morkanna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moorkanad | 88 | 5 | / |
| Moorkanat | 88 | 4 | / |
| Morkane | 86 | 431 | / |
| Markana | 86 | 140 | / |
| Murkana | 86 | 115 | / |
| Merkana | 86 | 17 | / |
| Morkani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Morkena | 86 | 2 | / |
| Morcana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moorkkanad | 82 | 5 | / |
| Markanah | 80 | 120 | / |
| Mourkani | 80 | 66 | / |
| Markhana | 80 | 4 | / |
| Markanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Markanai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Markgana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Markaina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morzkani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morkanes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moorkani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morkoina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Markanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Markeana | 80 | 0 | / |
| Markhanah | 75 | 21 | / |
| Markhayna | 75 | 2 | / |
| Morkounas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Markani | 71 | 460 | / |
| Markano | 71 | 71 | / |
| Markona | 71 | 46 | / |
| Murkani | 71 | 39 | / |
| Markena | 71 | 14 | / |
| Markane | 71 | 13 | / |
| Merkena | 71 | 9 | / |
| Murkane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Marcana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Murkkanath | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murkhanadh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Morkone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merkano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mercana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Morkony | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morcane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meerkhanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morcano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murkannapp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markany | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markhani | 67 | 1,019 | / |
| Markonah | 67 | 978 | / |
| Murkhani | 67 | 50 | / |
| Markanes | 67 | 23 | / |
| Markaine | 67 | 23 | / |
| Markaini | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hmarkani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Markonas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marzkane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Markangi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Markhane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Markouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marceana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Markeena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Markatni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markhany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markanez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markhanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murkhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markkani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markonay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morkonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkenau | 67 | 1 | / |
Morkana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morkana in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरकना | morakana | 66.67 |
| मोर्कना | morkana | 33.33 |
| Morkana in the Arabic language | ||
| موركينا | mwrkyna | - |
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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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- 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 Morkana
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