Vikana Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Vikana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vikana (28) may also be a first name.
Vikana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vikana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vikana (Hindi: विकाना) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vikana.
How Common Is The Last Name Vikana? popularity and diffusion
Vikana is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Vikana are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vikana is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 95 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Vikana exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vikana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vikana in the Hindi language | ||
| विकाना | vikana | 90.91 |
| विकना | vikana | 9.09 |
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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 Vikana
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