Ekanyang Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Ekanyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Ekanyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekanyang is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanyang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekanyang reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 84 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and China, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekainyang | 94 | 45 | / |
| Eckanyang | 94 | 6 | / |
| Ekeanyang | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ikanyang | 88 | 10 | / |
| Ekaanyan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenyong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ekanian | 80 | 120 | / |
| Ikanyan | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ekonyan | 80 | 14 | / |
| Goikanyang | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ekaaanyong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Iskanyan | 75 | 130 | / |
| Eskanian | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ekkanian | 75 | 6 | / |
| Akanyank | 75 | 6 | / |
| Okonyang | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ekonyong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Acanyang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hekanean | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yokonyang | 71 | 116 | / |
| Aykhanyan | 71 | 29 | / |
| Iskhanyan | 71 | 27 | / |
| Eshkanian | 71 | 19 | / |
| Haykanyan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ishkanyan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ekoenyong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ichkanyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okoinyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ishkhanyan | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Ikanyon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikanjan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okonoiyang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekaneon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshkhanian | 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
- 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 Ekanyang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis