Ekandem Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekandem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekandem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5421:114,8797,613
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Cameroon341:610,85546,287

Ekandem (155) may also be a first name.

Ekandem Last Name Facts

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

Ekandem has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekandem? popularity and diffusion

Ekandem is the 246,797th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. The last name Ekandem is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekandem are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 738,219th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 155 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,542 people, or 1 in 114,879. In Nigeria Ekandem is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 81 percent reside, Cross River, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ekandem exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Ekandem Last Name Statistics demography

Ekandem earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $52,556 USD per year.

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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 Ekandem
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