Family name אלקנה (Elkana 
, Elkanah 
, אלקנה 
) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The family name אלקנה is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Namibia, and Nigeria. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. Also, אלקנה is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Elkana | Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Indonesia, Tanzania |
| Elkanah | Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana |
| אלקנה | Israel |
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עמוס אלקנה composer, IL (b. 1967) |
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| שלמה בן אלקנה IL (b. 1921) |
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יעל אלקנה Israeli actress, singer and model, IL (b. 1992) |
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