Ekango Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Ekango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 623 | 1:33,337 | 4,498 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Ekango (34) may also be a first name.
Ekango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekango is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekango? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 432,326th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekango live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 34 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 33,337. In Cameroon Ekango is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 47 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and West Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ekango
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