Ekanen Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3921:451,89523,088
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Ekanen (94) may also be a first name.

Ekanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekanen is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 731,961st most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Ekanen occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekanen live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekanen is also the 980,251st most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 94 people.

Ekanen is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 451,895. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 48 percent live, Cross River, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskanen9213/
Ekannen925/
Ejkanen924/
Aekanen924/
Ekaunen923/
Ekanenn922/
Ekanaen921/
Ekkanen921/
Hekanen921/
Jeskanen86714/
Hekkanen86138/
Heikanen866/
Heskanen861/
Ekonen83178/
Ekanin8314/
Akanen836/
Okanen834/
Ikanen832/
Ekenen832/
Hiekkanen80329/
Heikkanen8049/
Hekkeanen801/
Hakanen771,954/
Akkanen77784/
Eskonen77147/
Eckonen7722/
Ekaenin7719/
Ekhanin779/
Ekkenen775/
Ekanemd774/
Ekkanem774/
Ekaynem774/
Ekhanyn773/
Hekonen773/
Eakanem772/
Ekanemt771/
Okaenen771/
Iekanem771/
Ekaneem771/
Yekanem771/
Yekanin771/
Aikanen771/
Heiskainen751/
Ehikhamnen751/
Hokkanen715,168/
Jehkonen71171/
Heikonen71157/
Iikkanen7188/
Haakanen7182/
Jekkonen7176/
Eiskonen7149/
Hekkonen7125/
Heikenen7124/
Hakkanen7119/
Uikkanen717/
Ekhannem715/
Hiekonen714/
Yekhanin714/
Ekhanyna713/
Hokannen712/
Ekhanina712/
Hackanen711/
Häkkanen711/
Ikonen678,026/
Heikkonen671,061/
Akanin6792/
Hoikkanen6784/
Ikanin6771/
Heikkenen6733/
Heiskonen6725/
Okanin6723/
Okenen6716/
Akanyn6710/
Haiskanen678/
Hiekkonen677/
Ikänen677/
Ekenin677/
Ykanyn674/
Haikkanen674/
Ykonen674/
Ekonin671/
Hokkannen671/
Íkonen671/
Okonen671/
Ikenen671/

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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 Ekanen
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