Ekanga Surname
Approximately 10,392 people bear this surname
Ekanga Surname User-submission:
The Ekanga surname means 'dance' or 'traditional sacred relics'.
Ekanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,402 | 1:9,981 | 1,239 |
| Cameroon | 2,612 | 1:7,951 | 1,032 |
| Congo | 292 | 1:17,086 | 2,062 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ekanga (758) may also be a first name.
Ekanga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ekanga surname means 'dance' or 'traditional sacred relics'.
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Where Does The Last Name Ekanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekanga (Oriya: ଏକା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekanga is the 49,498th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 701,265 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekanga live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ekanga is also the 298,355th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 758 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 7,402 people, or 1 in 9,981. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକା | eka | - |
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