Ekany Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Ekany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Ekany (11) may also be a first name.
Ekany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekany is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekany? popularity and diffusion
Ekany is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekany reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Ekany is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda it is most common in: Apac District, where 35 percent are found, Kole District, where 30 percent are found and Lira District, where 30 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Ekany
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