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

Ekan (Hindi: एकन, Marathi: फ़ेकन, Oriya: ଏକନ, Russian: Екан) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 410,688^th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,573,583 people. The surname Ekan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ekan are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekan is also the 186,876^th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,693 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 393,651. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 59 percent are found, Cross River, where 18 percent are found and Delta, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.