Ekanya Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3341:116,88411,233
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ekanya (54) may also be a first name.

Ekanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ekanya (Hindi: ेकन्या, Oriya: ଇକନଫ଼୍ା) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 668,257th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekanya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ekanya is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 54 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 116,884. In Uganda it is most common in: Pallisa District, where 23 percent live, Amuria District, where 10 percent live and Bukedea District, where 6 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekeanya92221/
Eukanya9227/
Ekaanya922/
Ekainya921/
Yekanya921/
Jekanyah861/
Ekonya83345/
Ikanya83233/
Ekanha8350/
Ekania8333/
Ekanyo8312/
Ekanja831/
Ikeanya7741/
Ekkanha7716/
Yokanya7713/
Ekaniah779/
Ekonyat772/
Hikanya771/
Hykanya771/
Eakanha771/
Ekhania771/
Jekanyo771/
Ekaniha771/
Eukania771/
Etkania771/
Haikanya71165/
Jaikanya711/
Jitkanya711/
Escanñya711/
Hekangia711/
Ikonya67795/
Ikania6781/
Ekonyo6752/
Ekanjo6725/
Ikagna678/
Ikanyo672/
Ecania672/
Eccanyaau671/
Ikanha671/
Ikanja671/

Ekanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekanya in the Oriya language
ଇକନଫ଼୍ାikanafa-
Ekanya in the Hindi language
ेकन्याekan'ya62.5
कन्याkan'ya29.17
इविनयाivinaya4.17
ेेकन्याeekan'ya4.17

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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
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  • 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 Ekanya
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