Ekanoye Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Ekanoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 219 | 1:808,871 | 36,014 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Ekanoye Demographics
Average Ekanoye Salary in
England
£31,955
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Ekanoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekanoye is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekanoye is the 1,088,856th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Ekanoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekanoye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ekanoye is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 38 percent reside, Osun, where 22 percent reside and Ogun, where 16 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekanye | 92 | 41 | / |
| Yekanye | 86 | 116 | / |
| Ekanaye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ekanyie | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akanoye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekanoje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekeanye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okanoye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jekanye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekaniye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eskanaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekangoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekonye | 77 | 363 | / |
| Ekaney | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ekanay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ikanye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekanej | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekanei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikanoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ecanoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikeanoie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ihekonoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okanoya | 71 | 171 | / |
| Ekongoe | 71 | 90 | / |
| Ekanaya | 71 | 70 | / |
| Yikanye | 71 | 43 | / |
| Ekaneje | 71 | 27 | / |
| Eskanay | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ekuonye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Okanoue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ekannou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okonoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Eakanee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekangey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hekanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akanuye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okaneye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekangou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okanaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yekanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikanowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaneye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekonyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eakonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jekanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akanyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akenoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikanaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikanoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanieh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ehikonye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ihekonye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Akhanoya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okeunoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akanieye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akanojie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okounoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekoungoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikeanyei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanniye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanieyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekongoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekongoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikanaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekannaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanhaiy | 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 Ekanoye
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