Ekandjo Surname
Approximately 4,549 people bear this surname
Ekandjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 4,446 | 1:542 | 55 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekandjo (38) may also be a first name.
Ekandjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekandjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekandjo is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekandjo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekandjo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekandjo is the 103,383rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,602,011 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekandjo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 38 people.
The last name Ekandjo is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 4,446 people, or 1 in 542. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 35 percent live, Khomas Region, where 15 percent live and Oshana Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Namibia Ekandjo occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hekandjo | 93 | 860 | / |
| Ekanjo | 92 | 25 | / |
| Okandjo | 86 | 959 | / |
| Akandjo | 86 | 327 | / |
| Ekondjo | 86 | 187 | / |
| Ekandja | 86 | 89 | / |
| Ekandyo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ikandjo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Eskanjo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ekannjo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekainjoh | 80 | 32 | / |
| Akandjou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikandjou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekonjo | 77 | 71 | / |
| Ekanzo | 77 | 48 | / |
| Ikanjo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekoundjou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yekondjio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okandja | 71 | 157 | / |
| Akandja | 71 | 91 | / |
| Akondjo | 71 | 65 | / |
| Ekondja | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ikandja | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ikondjo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Okondjo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Okandio | 71 | 21 | / |
| Akandeo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikainjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekandia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akandio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ackondjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akoundjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Escandio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekasinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akon'djo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akohndjo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekandjo
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