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) occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekame is the 296,572nd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 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 commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 44 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 620 people, or 1 in 33,498. In Cameroon Ekame is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 70 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
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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