Ebenyi Surname
Approximately 4,189 people bear this surname
Ebenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,187 | 1:42,308 | 3,332 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Ébényi (24) are calculated separately.
Ebenyi (342) may also be a first name.
Ebenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ebenyi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ébényi. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebenyi? popularity and diffusion
Ebenyi is the 110,911th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,739,686 people. Ebenyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ebenyi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ebenyi is also the 472,030th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 342 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,187 people, or 1 in 42,308. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 85 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ebenyi
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