Ekanem Surname

8,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekanem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekanem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61,6001:2,876374
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
England1971:282,83321,968
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belize21:177,7373,502
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Macau11:601,6301,582

Ekanem (9,334) may also be a first name.

Ekanem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekanem (Russian: Эканем) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekanem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,978th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,450 people. The last name Ekanem is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekanem live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekanem is also the 64,183rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 9,334 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 61,600 people, or 1 in 2,876. In Nigeria Ekanem is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 65 percent are found, Cross River, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ekanem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekanem are 43.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Ekanem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 136.45% more than the national average, earning R 561,888 per year and in United States they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $38,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekannem92200/
Ekaneme9280/
Ekaenem9267/
Ekaanem9227/
Ekaneam9216/
Ekeanem9211/
Ekaniem9210/
Ekainem928/
Ekanemd924/
Gekanem924/
Ekkanem924/
Ekaynem924/
Eukanem924/
Eakanem922/
Ekanemt921/
Iekanem921/
Oekanem921/
Ekaneem921/
Yekanem921/
Ekhannem865/
Ekenem83305/
Ekanim83226/
Akanem83186/
Ikanem8347/
Okanem832/
Ekenhem778/
Ikainem774/
Akaenem774/
Okaneem772/
Akannem771/
Ekeanim771/
Akkanem771/
Akaanem771/
Hekanim771/
Ekeneam771/
Ekaaaaanem754/
Ekenheim7124/
Ekenim6742/
Akanim6717/
Akenem6713/
Okenem678/
Okanim673/
Ikanim671/
Ikonem671/
Okonem671/

Ekanem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekanem in the Russian language
Эканемekanem-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekanem
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