Ekahe Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ekahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Ekahe (24) may also be a first name.

Ekahe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekahe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ekahe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekahe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekahe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Ekahe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekahe live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Ekahe is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 95 percent live and South Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Cameroon Ekahe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekahie911/
Ekahea911/
Ekaehe911/
Ekae89173/
Ekhae8047/
Akahe8023/
Ekhoe8023/
Ekohe8022/
Ekahi8017/
Okahe8011/
Ekehe8011/
Ikahe805/
Ekaez803/
Ekaeh802/
Edkae801/
Hekae801/
Eukae801/
Ekaer801/
Eakae801/
Okahae735/
Okeahe735/
Hekaea734/
Ekaeha731/
Akajhe731/
Ikaheu731/
Okhahe731/
Aekaee731/
Akaheu731/
Akaehe731/
Akaahe731/
Akahea731/
Eskaer731/
Ekajie731/
Okae674,938/
Akae67928/
Ekeu67830/
Ekoe67814/
Ikae6784/
Ecae6761/
Ekhojie6722/
Akaehie673/
Eshkahi673/
Akhaheu671/
Eckhoet671/
Ekkhoet671/
Ehkhahi671/
Hekhahi671/
Akaihie671/
Okauhie671/
Eicaher671/
Ykae671/
Jkae671/

Ekahe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekahe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺎﻩakah33.33
ﺃﻛﺎﻩakah33.33
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻩalkah33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekahe
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