Ekanya Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Ekanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 334 | 1:116,884 | 11,233 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeanya | 92 | 221 | / |
| Eukanya | 92 | 27 | / |
| Ekaanya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ekainya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yekanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jekanyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekonya | 83 | 345 | / |
| Ikanya | 83 | 233 | / |
| Ekanha | 83 | 50 | / |
| Ekania | 83 | 33 | / |
| Ekanyo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ekanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanya | 77 | 41 | / |
| Ekkanha | 77 | 16 | / |
| Yokanya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ekaniah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekonyat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hikanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hykanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eakanha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jekanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaniha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eukania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Etkania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haikanya | 71 | 165 | / |
| Jaikanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jitkanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Escanñya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hekangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikonya | 67 | 795 | / |
| Ikania | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ekonyo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ekanjo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ikagna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ikanyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eccanyaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanja | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇକନଫ଼୍ା | ikanafa | - |
| Ekanya in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकन्या | ekan'ya | 62.5 |
| कन्या | kan'ya | 29.17 |
| इविनया | ivinaya | 4.17 |
| ेेकन्या | eekan'ya | 4.17 |
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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
- 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 Ekanya
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