Ekanko Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ekanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ekanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekanko is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ekanko.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekanko is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ekanko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekanko reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ekanko is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Ekanko is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekankho | 92 | 10 | / |
| Okanko | 83 | 36 | / |
| Ekanka | 83 | 29 | / |
| Akanko | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ekonko | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ekachenko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okhanko | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akhanko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekankad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hakanko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekanka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekonko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okonko | 67 | 2,389 | / |
| Ikonko | 67 | 270 | / |
| Ikanka | 67 | 55 | / |
| Akonko | 67 | 50 | / |
| Akanka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekanca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ecanka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ykachenko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okanka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itkacenko | 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
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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 Ekanko
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