Ekanye Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Ekanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Ekanye (35) may also be a first name.
Ekanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekanye is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekanye reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekanye is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 35 people.
The last name Ekanye is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin Ekanye is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 58 percent live, Zou Department, where 16 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 13 percent live. Excluding Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekanoye | 92 | 226 | / |
| Yekanye | 92 | 116 | / |
| Ekanaye | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ekanyie | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ekeanye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ekaniye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jekanye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eskanaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekonye | 83 | 363 | / |
| Ekange | 83 | 254 | / |
| Ekaney | 83 | 40 | / |
| Ekanay | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ekanje | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekanhe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikanye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekanei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekanej | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekanie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekanae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ihiekanye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekanaya | 77 | 70 | / |
| Yikanye | 77 | 43 | / |
| Ekaneje | 77 | 27 | / |
| Escanye | 77 | 23 | / |
| Eskanay | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ekuonye | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ikanyet | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jekange | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eakanee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekangey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekanoje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yekanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gekange | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eakonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekonyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekangne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikanaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jekanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehikonye | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ekaanieh | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ihekonye | 71 | 24 | / |
| Jekaniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanhaiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekannaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanieyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekangoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikanaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikonye | 67 | 201 | / |
| Ihiekonye | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ikange | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ekonje | 67 | 53 | / |
| Iheakonye | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ekonge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekanji | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ecanay | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ekhamheye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekonie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikanie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekanaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekonhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikeanoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekanhaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihekonoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekogne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanieih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecanoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihekuonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikamneat | 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 Ekanye
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