Where Does The Last Name Ekam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ekam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻏﻢ, Hindi: एकम, Marathi: एकम, Oriya: ଏକାମ, Russian: Екам) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms: Èkam. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 161,904^th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,711,141 people. The surname Ekam is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ekam live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 172,447^th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,935 people.

Ekam is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,158 people, or 1 in 82,087. In Nigeria Ekam is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 43 percent live, Cross River, where 39 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Ekam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ekam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekam last name grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.