Ekanyi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ekanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ekanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekanyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekanyi is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekanyi live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Ekanyi is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 50 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 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 Ekanyi
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