Across the world, Elkana (Elkana 
, אלקנה 
) is quite a common largely masculine, but seldom feminine given name. The first name Elkana is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare male name, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, Indonesia, and Tanzania. Likewise, Elkana is the last name as well as the forename.
Elkana is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Elkana | Nigeria, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania |
| אלקנה | Israel |
| elkana kaufmann holocaust victim, b. 1847-08-09, DE (b. 1847) |
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| elkana margalith (b. 1913) |
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| elkana grønne Danish gymnast (1925-2001), DK (b. 1925) |
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elkana mayard Canadian soccer player, CA (b. 1982) |
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| elkana nyangau Kenyan sprinter, KE (b. 1963) |
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| elkana marziano Israeli singer |
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| budiman elkana |
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| elkana a. buckly Nigerian curator, NG |
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