Nekana Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nekana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nekana (29) may also be a first name.
Nekana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nekana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nekana (Hindi: नेकाना) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nekana.
How Common Is The Last Name Nekana? popularity and diffusion
Nekana is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Nekana reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India Nekana is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nekana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nekana in the Hindi language | ||
| नेकाना | nekana | - |
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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 Nekana
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