Pakena Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Pakena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 326 | 1:25,011 | 2,769 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
Pakena (152) may also be a first name.
Pakena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pakena (Marathi: पकेना, Oriya: ପାେକନା, Russian: Пакена) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 754,238th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Pakena are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 746,252nd most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 152 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 25,011. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 44 percent live, Enga, where 38 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pakena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pakena in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେକନା | paekana | - |
| Pakena in the Marathi language | ||
| पकेना | pakena | - |
| Pakena in the Russian language | ||
| Пакена | pakena | - |
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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 Pakena
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