Ekakana Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Ekakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Ekakana (107) may also be a first name.
Ekakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekakana is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekakana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekakana is the 3,100,440th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ekakana live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 910,230th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 107 people.
Ekakana is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 86 percent are found, Benue, where 11 percent are found and Borno, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekakanga | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ekatkana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akakana | 86 | 93 | / |
| Ecakana | 86 | 23 | / |
| Ekacana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okakana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aikakana | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ekacanna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekakango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekaskani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ecatkana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ecaakana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekokhana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikakani | 71 | 2,421 | / |
| Akokana | 71 | 212 | / |
| Okakano | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ikacana | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ekokane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ekokani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Okokana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekakoni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekokany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akakena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ecakena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acakana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekacani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okakona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikakane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Icakana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekekena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aicakana | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ikakanni | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ikakanij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ecakkani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okekeana | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Ekakana
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