Ekei Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Ekei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 290 | 1:71,617 | 8,980 |
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekei (1,589) may also be a first name.
Ekei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekei (Oriya: ଏେକଇ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 659,458th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname Ekei is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ekei live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 193,966th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,589 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 71,617. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 9 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Ekei exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekei in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେକଇ | eeka'i | 98.18 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ekei
- 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