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 found most in Namibia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekandjo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekandjo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,383rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,602,011 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekandjo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ekandjo is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name Ekandjo is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 4,446 people, or 1 in 542. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 35 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 15 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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