Verkana Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Verkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Verkana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verkana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﻛﺎﻧﻪ, Russian: Веркана) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verkana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Verkana is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Verkana reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 73 percent live, Brakna Region, where 9 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Verkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Verkana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺮﻛﺎﻧﻪfrkanh71.43
ﻓﺮﻛﺎﻥfrkan28.57
Verkana in the Russian language
Верканаverkana-

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