Ekai Surname
Approximately 21,878 people bear this surname
Ekai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21,218 | 1:2,176 | 336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 261 | 1:31,240 | 3,594 |
| India | 124 | 1:6,186,011 | 143,436 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Cameroon | 93 | 1:223,323 | 22,423 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ekai (6,881) may also be a first name.
Ekai Demographics
Ekai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekai (Hindi: एकई, Marathi: ॅकै, Oriya: ଏକାଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekai is the 24,694th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 333,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekai are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekai is also the 78,470th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 6,881 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 21,218 people, or 1 in 2,176. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 86 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live and Samburu County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya Ekai occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Ekai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ekai surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekai in the Hindi language | ||
| एकई | eka'i | - |
| Ekai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକାଇ | eka'i | 60 |
| ଏକଇ | eka'i | 40 |
| Ekai in the Marathi language | ||
| ॅकै | ekai | 50 |
| एकाई | eka'i | 50 |
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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 Ekai
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