Pikana Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pikana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pikana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pikana (390) may also be a first name.

Pikana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pikana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pikana (Hindi: पिकाना, Marathi: िपकना, Oriya: ପିକନା) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pikana? popularity and diffusion

Pikana is the 2,168,711th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Pikana are found; 29 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pikana is also the 438,463rd most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 390 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Pikana is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piskana9233/
Pickana9212/
Phikana926/
Peikana923/
Pikanga921/
Poikana921/
Piskanas864/
Phikhana861/
Paikhana861/
Paikaina861/
Paikanga861/
Pikani83513/
Pekana83232/
Pukana83111/
Pikane8381/
Picana8357/
Pikano8327/
Piqana831/
Pikany831/
Pikena831/
Phikani77831/
Poikane77516/
Poikany77102/
Phekana7754/
Phikane7750/
Pikanie7746/
Paikani7742/
Paikane7741/
Pikhani7733/
Paikena7722/
Pekanah7722/
Phukana7722/
Pikkani7720/
Pekaina7720/
Puikane7711/
Pikaner779/
Pikhane778/
Picanga776/
Pickena774/
Peicana774/
Pukkana774/
Pickano773/
Puicana773/
Pekanaz773/
Pukhana773/
Pukanha773/
Picagna772/
Pekanga772/
Pekanad771/
Pikanje771/
Paicana771/
Paikona771/
Picanai771/
Picanat771/
Pickani771/
Peikena771/
Piscana771/
Ppukana771/
Peikani771/
Peikany771/
Phicana771/
Phukanha71192/
Petkanas71169/
Phukhana71123/
Picangay7134/
Pickaine712/
Petkanha712/
Paikhani711/
Piekanee711/
Pikangou711/
Pikkhani711/
Peakanat711/
Pegkanat711/
Pishkani711/
Piekanie711/
Pikaanie711/
Pheukana711/
Picano671,922/
Picaña67903/
Pekane67435/
Picane67429/
Pecana6792/
Pekani6777/
Picani6759/
Picona6756/
Pikeno6741/
Pishkhani6731/
Pukena6714/
Piqani678/
Pickainis675/
Phetkanha675/
Pekena674/
Pukano673/
Pekano672/
Pikone671/
Pikoni671/
Pikony671/
Phetkanna671/
Pishkaneh671/
Pykani671/
Pucana671/
Pickannie671/
Puqana671/
Pekany671/
Phitkanit671/

Pikana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pikana in the Hindi language
पिकानाpikana-
Pikana in the Oriya language
ପିକନାpikana-
Pikana in the Marathi language
िपकनाipakana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pikana
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