Ekaa Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Ekaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Ekaà (1) are calculated separately.
Ekaa (143) may also be a first name.
Ekaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekaa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺀ, Oriya: ଏକା) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ekaà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 738,530th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ekaa reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 772,378th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 143 people.
The last name Ekaa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Apac District, where 49 percent are found, Maracha District, where 17 percent are found and Kole District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda Ekaa is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺎﺀ | aka | - |
| Ekaa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକା | eka | - |
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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
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- 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 Ekaa
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