Ekanim Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Ekanim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 225 | 1:787,301 | 35,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekanim (118) may also be a first name.
Ekanim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekanim occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanim? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,088,856th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekanim live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 859,937th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 118 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Ekanim is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 76 percent live, Cross River, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria Ekanim is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaniem | 92 | 10 | / |
| Hekanim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekanem | 83 | 63,123 | / |
| Ekenim | 83 | 42 | / |
| Akanim | 83 | 17 | / |
| Okanim | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ikanim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekannem | 77 | 200 | / |
| Ekaneme | 77 | 80 | / |
| Ekaenem | 77 | 67 | / |
| Ekaanem | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ekaneam | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ekeanem | 77 | 11 | / |
| Akkanim | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekainem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ekkanem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekanemd | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gekanem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekaynem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eukanem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eakanem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oekanem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanemt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekanem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhanim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaneem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iekanem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekenheim | 71 | 24 | / |
| Equanime | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ekhannem | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekenem | 67 | 305 | / |
| Akanem | 67 | 186 | / |
| Ikanem | 67 | 47 | / |
| Okonim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okanem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekounime | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekanim
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis