Ekade Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Ekade Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 525 | 1:36,556 | 2,006 |
| Nigeria | 407 | 1:435,240 | 22,419 |
| India | 203 | 1:3,778,647 | 104,625 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Ekadé (1) are calculated separately.
Ekade (98) may also be a first name.
Ekade Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekade Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekade (Hindi: ेकड़े, Marathi: एकडे) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ekadé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekade? popularity and diffusion
Ekade is the 320,056th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ekade are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ekade is also the 956,749th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 98 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 36,556. In Niger it is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 49 percent live, Maradi Region, where 24 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Niger Ekade is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekade Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekade in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकड़े | ekare | - |
| Ekade in the Marathi language | ||
| एकडे | ekade | 77.6 |
| एकाडे | ekade | 12 |
| इकडे | ikade | 5.6 |
| ऐकडे | aikade | 1.6 |
| ेेकडे | eekade | 0.8 |
| ेकाडे | ekade | 0.8 |
| ऐकाडे | aikade | 0.8 |
| फ़ेकडे | fekade | 0.8 |
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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 Ekade
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