Ekano Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ekano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ekano (11) may also be a first name.
Ekano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekano (Hindi: ेकानो) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekano.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekano? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekano is the 2,635,433rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Ekano is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ekano reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekano is also the 3,487,849th most common forename globally, held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Ekano is most common in: Cross River, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekano in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकानो | ekano | - |
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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 Ekano
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