Ekane Surname
Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname
Ekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,523 | 1:8,232 | 1,069 |
| Nigeria | 264 | 1:670,995 | 31,276 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ekane (117) may also be a first name.
Ekane Demographics
Average Ekane Salary in
United States
$51,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ekane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekane (Georgian: ეკანე, Marathi: एकणे) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekane is the 153,254th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,540,100 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekane are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ekane is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 117 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,523 people, or 1 in 8,232. In Cameroon Ekane is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 64 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
Ekane Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ekane are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
Ekane earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning $51,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekane in the Georgian language | ||
| ეკანე | ekane | - |
| Ekane in the Marathi language | ||
| एकणे | ekane | - |
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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 Ekane
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