Ekanla Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ekanla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ekanla (72) may also be a first name.
Ekanla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekanla is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ekanla click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekanla are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 72 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanla | 83 | 479 | / |
| Akanla | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ikanla | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekanlou | 77 | 434 | / |
| Ekounla | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ekonlah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikannla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikanla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ecanilla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jikanlla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eskanlou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Escanilla | 67 | 5,460 | / |
| Escanella | 67 | 74 | / |
| Okonla | 67 | 22 | / |
| Akanlo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekonlo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikonla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecanli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akonla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eucanilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eidkanloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanli | 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 Ekanla
- 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