Ekana Surname
Approximately 4,745 people bear this surname
Ekana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,139 | 1:185,326 | 11,292 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ekana (1,554) may also be a first name.
Ekana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekana (Georgian: ეკანა, Hindi: ेकाना, Oriya: ଏକନା) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 99,695th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,535,837 people. The last name Ekana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ekana reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ekana is also the 196,581st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,554 people.
Ekana is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 4,139 people, or 1 in 185,326. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside and Odisha, where 0 percent reside. Besides India Ekana occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekana in the Georgian language | ||
| ეკანა | ekana | - |
| Ekana in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकाना | ekana | 70 |
| ेकना | ekana | 20 |
| काना | kana | 10 |
| Ekana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକନା | ekana | 56 |
| ଏକନ | ekana | 24 |
| ଏକାନା | ekana | 12 |
| ଇକାନ | ikana | 4 |
| ଇକନ | ikana | 4 |
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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 Ekana
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