Ekanem Surname
Approximately 63,123 people bear this surname
Ekanem Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Nigeria | 61,600 | 1:2,876 | 374 |
Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
United States | 362 | 1:1,001,268 | 73,991 |
England | 197 | 1:282,833 | 21,968 |
Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
Ekanem (9,334) may also be a first name.
Ekanem Demographics
Average Ekanem Salary in
United States
$38,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Ekannem | 92 | 200 | / |
Ekaneme | 92 | 80 | / |
Ekaenem | 92 | 67 | / |
Ekaanem | 92 | 27 | / |
Ekaneam | 92 | 16 | / |
Ekeanem | 92 | 11 | / |
Ekaniem | 92 | 10 | / |
Ekainem | 92 | 8 | / |
Ekanemd | 92 | 4 | / |
Gekanem | 92 | 4 | / |
Ekkanem | 92 | 4 | / |
Ekaynem | 92 | 4 | / |
Eukanem | 92 | 4 | / |
Eakanem | 92 | 2 | / |
Ekanemt | 92 | 1 | / |
Iekanem | 92 | 1 | / |
Oekanem | 92 | 1 | / |
Ekaneem | 92 | 1 | / |
Yekanem | 92 | 1 | / |
Ekhannem | 86 | 5 | / |
Ekenem | 83 | 305 | / |
Ekanim | 83 | 226 | / |
Akanem | 83 | 186 | / |
Ikanem | 83 | 47 | / |
Okanem | 83 | 2 | / |
Ekenhem | 77 | 8 | / |
Ikainem | 77 | 4 | / |
Akaenem | 77 | 4 | / |
Okaneem | 77 | 2 | / |
Akannem | 77 | 1 | / |
Ekeanim | 77 | 1 | / |
Akkanem | 77 | 1 | / |
Akaanem | 77 | 1 | / |
Hekanim | 77 | 1 | / |
Ekeneam | 77 | 1 | / |
Ekaaaaanem | 75 | 4 | / |
Ekenheim | 71 | 24 | / |
Ekenim | 67 | 42 | / |
Akanim | 67 | 17 | / |
Akenem | 67 | 13 | / |
Okenem | 67 | 8 | / |
Okanim | 67 | 3 | / |
Ikanim | 67 | 1 | / |
Ikonem | 67 | 1 | / |
Okonem | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekanem Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
---|---|---|
Ekanem in the Russian language | ||
Эканем | ekanem | - |
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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 Ekanem
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