Rikana Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Rikana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 159 | 1:290,440 | 18,686 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Rikana (424) may also be a first name.
Rikana Demographics
Rikana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rikana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rikana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rikana (Bengali: রিকনা, Hindi: रिकाना, Marathi: िरकना, Oriya: ରିକାନା, Russian: Рикана) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rikana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rikana is the 940,398th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Rikana are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 417,166th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 424 people.
The last name Rikana is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 290,440. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 93 percent reside, Kisii County, where 3 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya Rikana exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Rikana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rikana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rikana in the Bengali language | ||
| রিকনা | rikana | - |
| Rikana in the Marathi language | ||
| िरकना | irakana | - |
| Rikana in the Hindi language | ||
| रिकाना | rikana | 81.82 |
| रीकंा | rikama | 9.09 |
| रिकना | rikana | 9.09 |
| Rikana in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିକାନା | rikana | 50 |
| ରିକଣା | rikana | 50 |
| Rikana in the Russian language | ||
| Рикана | rikana | - |
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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 Rikana
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