Pkana Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Pkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Pkana (20) may also be a first name.
Pkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pkana occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pkana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Pkana is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Pkana are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Pkana is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 581,576. In Niger Pkana is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
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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 Pkana
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