Ekaya Surname
Approximately 2,516 people bear this surname
Ekaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,232 | 1:343,667 | 18,847 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ekaya (2,486) may also be a first name.
Ekaya Demographics
Ekaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻲ, Marathi: एकता, Oriya: ଏକାୟା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 171,190th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,896,481 people. The surname Ekaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Ekaya live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 148,093rd most numerous forename internationally, borne by 2,486 people.
The surname Ekaya is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 2,232 people, or 1 in 343,667. In India Ekaya is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live and Odisha, where 0 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Ekaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻲ | aky | - |
| Ekaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକାୟା | ekaya | - |
| Ekaya in the Marathi language | ||
| एकता | ekata | - |
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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 Ekaya
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