Ekan Surname
Approximately 850 people bear this surname
Ekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 450 | 1:393,651 | 20,728 |
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Benin | 91 | 1:113,578 | 12,648 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ekan (1,693) may also be a first name.
Ekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekan (Hindi: एकन, Marathi: फ़ेकन, Oriya: ଏକନ, Russian: Екан) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 410,688th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,573,583 people. The surname Ekan is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ekan live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekan is also the 186,876th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 1,693 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 450 people, or 1 in 393,651. In Nigeria Ekan is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 59 percent reside, Cross River, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Ekan is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକନ | ekana | 96.75 |
| ଏକନାଇଁ | ekana'im | 2.37 |
| ଏକିନ | ekina | 0.3 |
| ଏକାଂ | ekam | 0.3 |
| ଏକନ୍ | ekan | 0.3 |
| Ekan in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ेकन | fekana | 77.78 |
| अॅकन | aekana | 22.22 |
| Ekan in the Hindi language | ||
| एकन | ekana | 66.67 |
| एकान | ekana | 22.22 |
| ेकान | ekana | 11.11 |
| Ekan in the Russian language | ||
| Екан | ekan | - |
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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
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- 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 Ekan
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