Ekanga Surname

49,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekanga Surname User-submission:

The Ekanga surname means 'dance' or 'traditional sacred relics'.

Ekanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,4021:9,9811,239
Cameroon2,6121:7,9511,032
Congo2921:17,0862,062
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ekanga (758) may also be a first name.

Ekanga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ekanga surname means 'dance' or 'traditional sacred relics'.

- jobelo71

Ekanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekanga (Oriya: ଏକା) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,498th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 701,265 people. The last name Ekanga is primarily found 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 held first name globally. It is borne by 758 people.

The surname Ekanga is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 7,402 people, or 1 in 9,981. Aside from The DR Congo Ekanga exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hekanga9269/
Ekaanga921/
Ekganga921/
Ekangha921/
Eukanga921/
Ekana914,745/
Ekaga9149/
Jeikanga8614/
Okanga833,958/
Ikanga833,675/
Akanga831,696/
Ekonga831,308/
Ekango83796/
Ekangi83741/
Ekange83254/
Jekana83146/
Ekagha83131/
Ekanha8350/
Ekanna8337/
Yekana8336/
Hekana8321/
Ekaana8317/
Ekaina8312/
Ekanay8310/
Ecanga838/
Gekana838/
Ekanaa837/
Ekkana835/
Ekhaga834/
Ekanah833/
Ekagaa833/
Ekeaga831/
Ykanga831/
Eikana831/
Ekahga831/
Eakana831/
Ekanai831/
Okang'a771,035/
Gikanga77445/
Akangah77429/
Ekangui77151/
Escanga77146/
Yikanga7783/
Ikangaa7769/
Eikanas7768/
Ekounga7763/
Ekahana7758/
Aikanga7731/
Akaanga7724/
Ikangha7723/
Ecangat7722/
Akangha7721/
Eskanay7719/
Ekkanha7716/
Ekongai7716/
Hakanga7712/
Ekongat7711/
Jekkana778/
Gecanga778/
Ekeinga777/
Ekongha775/
Eikanah775/
Ikangah775/
Akang'a775/
Gekagai774/
Okangah774/
Jikanga774/
Iikanga774/
Ezcanga774/
Okhanga774/
Yekanah774/
Ekangey773/
Ikeanga773/
Ekhanna773/
Ekangoh773/
Ikaanga772/
Ikainga772/
Akangay772/
Ekangou772/
Gekonga772/
Ikang'a771/
Ikhanga771/
Ekanaai771/
Ekhaina771/
Ekeagha771/
Ehkanah771/
Ihekana771/
Ikangas771/
Ikangoa771/
Okangha771/
Yokanga771/
Gekangi771/
Ekainas771/
Ekaingo771/
Ekanach771/
Ekhango771/
Eskange771/
Eskangi771/
Akhanga771/
Akangga771/
Okan'ga771/
Ekang'o771/
Ekannah771/
Ehikana771/
Gekange771/
Yhekana771/
Eakanha771/
Eakkana771/
Ekanguy771/
Ockanga770/
Ecana73681/
Ikana73660/
Ekoga73460/
Ikaga73317/
Ekano7354/
Ykana7324/
Ekago732/
Gikang'a71278/
Eikanger71248/
Hakaunga7182/
Hakaanga7157/
Ekkanath7112/
Ihekanna7112/
Ihekauna716/
Eikhanas712/
Eskanash712/
Hoikanga712/
Jeskhana711/
Hakainga711/
Ikanguha711/
Yokangai711/
Gekaigai711/
Ekhaghai711/
Ejtkange711/
Ethkhana711/
Eakkanah711/
Eakkanai711/
Akonga675,473/
Ikonga673,569/
Ekongo673,128/
Okango671,028/
Ikango67671/
Okonga67582/
Akango67420/
Aikana67364/
Gecana67309/
Yokana67271/
Econga67186/
Acanga67151/
Jikana67144/
Escana67122/
Aconga67104/
Ikhana67102/
Iceaga6788/
Ikange6760/
Ydkana6745/
Ocanga6744/
Ekaney6740/
Ikeana6739/
Ikanna6734/
Ikangi6734/
Ecanna6729/
Ekonge6728/
Yikana6720/
Eacona6716/
Ecanay6714/
Eskano6713/
Ecaana6713/
Ekatno6712/
Yecana6712/
Ekanoh6710/
Ekongi678/
Icanga678/
Hekano678/
Ikagna678/
Ikaaga677/
Gecaga676/
Ikagha676/
Ikanah675/
Hikana674/
Hjkana674/
Ekogaa674/
Ecatna674/
Yekano674/
Ekagho673/
Ihiekauna673/
Ecaina673/
Iheakanna672/
Ekanno672/
Aikaga672/
Ekouga672/
Ekanei672/
Ikanau672/
Ikaana672/
Hecana672/
Eacana672/
Oikana671/
Escaga671/
Ekeano671/
Eucana671/
Ikaina671/
Ikanha671/
Ikayna671/
Ikaïna671/
Ykhana671/
Gikaga671/
Ekaino671/
Ekanoo671/
Esqana671/
Ecanaa671/
Eccana671/
Ikeaga671/
Ekojga671/
Ekeuga671/
Gikana671/
Ecauna671/
Eikamneat671/
Aykana671/
Jecana671/
Heidkanap670/
Eckano670/

Ekanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekanga in the Oriya language
ଏକାeka-

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