Ekanathan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ekanathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekanathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ekanathan (46) may also be a first name.

Ekanathan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekanathan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ekanathan is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekanathan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Ekanathan is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Ekanathan are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 46 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India Ekanathan is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 68 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Kerala, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gekanathan959/
Jekanathan955/
Akanathan892/
Yokanathan8427/
Eakanatham841/
Ekanahtham841/
Aikanatan784/
Akenaton591/
Akhenaton5615/
Jaikoonnatham552/
Okeanouton531/

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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 Ekanathan
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