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
The surname Ekaa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺀ, Oriya: ଏକା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Ekaà. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 738,530th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ekaa are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 772,378th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 143 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Apac District, where 49 percent are found, Maracha District, where 17 percent are found and Kole District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda it 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
- 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 Ekaa
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