Ekanaye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ekanaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Ekanaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekanaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ekanaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanaye? popularity and diffusion
Ekanaye is the 7,593,402nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ekanaye is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ekanaye are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Ekanaye is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Ekanaye
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