Ekaiya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ekaiya (22) may also be a first name.

Ekaiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekaiya occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekaiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekaiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekaiya are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Ekaiya is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Ekaiya exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekaiyah9241/
Ekhaiya922/
Ekaaiya921/
Akaiya8384/
Ekaija8320/
Ekeiya835/
Ecaiya831/
Ekiyea831/
Ekaiyo831/
Ekuiya831/
Ikaiya831/
Ekya8071/
Heskaiyah801/
Hakaiya774/
Aikaiya771/
Eakayya771/
Ecaaiya771/
Ekhya7317/
Aikya739/
Ekyay739/
Jekya734/
Ekaua734/
Eekya733/
Ekioy732/
Yekya732/
Hekya731/
Ekyah731/
Eakya731/
Ekyaa731/
Aekya731/
Ekkya731/
Akhaiyea713/
Ehikoiya712/
Aakkaiya711/
Hidkaiya711/
Hekyat67122/
Akaaya67103/
Akayoa6793/
Ekajao6751/
Ecayya6733/
Akaiyo6727/
Ekajja6723/
Akaija6712/
Ikuiya675/
Hekaea674/
Okaija674/
Ikayea674/
Ikeiya673/
Akeiya673/
Ikiyaa672/
Okaaya672/
Aikyaa672/
Jekjai671/
Hekyaz671/
Ekahga671/
Ekahea671/
Ikaaya671/
Akaaihyaa671/
Okoiya671/
Akayia671/
Akiyao671/
Eskyas671/
Ekaeha671/
Ekouaa671/
Gaikya671/
Okaiia671/
Ikaija671/

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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 Ekaiya
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