Ekame Surname
Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname
Ekame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 620 | 1:33,498 | 4,517 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekame (44) may also be a first name.
Ekame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekame (Marathi: एकमे) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekame? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekame is the 296,572nd most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,666,832 people. The last name Ekame is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekame are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.
Ekame is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 33,498. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 70 percent are found, Centre Region, where 24 percent are found and South Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Ekame exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekame in the Marathi language | ||
| एकमे | ekame | - |
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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 Ekame
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