Rekena Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Rekena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rekena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rekena (59) may also be a first name.

Rekena Last Name Facts

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

Rekena (Bengali: রেকেনা, Oriya: େରେକନା, Russian: Рекена) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rekena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Rekena are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Rekena is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 59 people.

The last name Rekena is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 45 percent reside, East New Britain, where 34 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riekena92255/
Reckena922/
Rekina83623/
Recena83383/
Rykena83174/
Rakena83111/
Rekeny8366/
Rekana8351/
Rekyna8343/
Rekeni8325/
Rokena8317/
Reqena837/
Rikena835/
Rekona832/
Rekene831/
Requena7767,232/
Redkyna77957/
Rakoena77466/
Rechena77202/
Rekhina77129/
Rekenoi77127/
Reikyna7765/
Reykina7745/
Reukina7745/
Retkina7740/
Rekhana7735/
Rekenei7730/
Rokenah7728/
Rokenea7721/
Rickena7713/
Hrekyna7713/
Reckina7710/
Rezkyna779/
Rekaina778/
Rekenyi778/
Rekhyna778/
Reukyna778/
Reuqena775/
Raekana774/
Rakeena773/
Rekiene772/
Reykyna772/
Reikina771/
Raekina771/
Rakkena771/
Reqoena771/
Riekana771/
Retkene771/
Rikenas771/
Raekona771/
Rokoena771/
Rakhena771/
Reckenhaus750/
Rechkina712,304/
Rechkyna71168/
Rokaenah7183/
Roekanah7177/
Reshkina7157/
Requenha7135/
Reskinah7128/
Requiena7119/
Reikenis7114/
Requenas7113/
Roekhana718/
Hrechena718/
Raekanah717/
Requeina713/
Rokhenai713/
Reshkyna713/
Redkinas712/
Requenaz712/
Rrequena712/
Reckener711/
Reukhina711/
Reikiene711/
Reaquena711/
Reuquena711/
Rickenah711/
Reequena711/
Resquena711/
Rakina671,594/
Rokina67746/
Rokana67478/
Recana67314/
Rykina67311/
Hrechkyna67302/
Rikana67279/
Receno67276/
Reichenau67206/
Rakana67182/
Rokona67135/
Rakyna67103/
Recona6782/
Rokhaenah6777/
Recina6770/
Recene6742/
Rikina6738/
Roekhanah6737/
Rikona6730/
Rokyna6726/
Rikkengaa6725/
Rekini6719/
Ricena6717/
Rokeno6716/
Rykyna6714/
Rekino6712/
Rakona675/
Rikeni672/
Rycena671/
Rekień671/
Rekono671/
Reqina671/
Reqana671/
Rekynh671/
Roekkhana671/
Hrechkina671/
Rekine670/

Rekena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rekena in the Bengali language
রেকেনাrekena-
Rekena in the Oriya language
େରେକନାerekana-
Rekena in the Russian language
Рекенаrekena-

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