Ekem Surname

167,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4431:122,7608,070
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Cameroon2841:73,1319,119
Turkey991:786,07538,740
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ekem (1,245) may also be a first name.

Ekem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ekem occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekem? popularity and diffusion

Ekem is the 167,036th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,813,724 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekem reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekem is also the 223,865th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,245 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,443 people, or 1 in 122,760. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 53 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Ebonyi, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Ekem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekem are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Ekem earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $43,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekeme892,746/
Jekem8982/
Ekiem8952/
Ekhem8937/
Ekkem899/
Ekeem897/
Yekem895/
Hekem894/
Ekeam893/
Ekeim892/
Aekem892/
Eckem891/
Eukem891/
Edkem891/
Gekem891/
Egkem891/
Ekeum891/
Eikem891/
Eykem891/
Yekeem80262/
Yekeme80210/
Jeckem80183/
Jekeme8034/
Ekheim8024/
Ekemhe8021/
Hekeem805/
Heukem805/
Eikeme804/
Ehikem804/
Hekiem804/
Ekeeme803/
Eikiem801/
Ejkeme801/
Eykeim801/
Hekemm801/
Yekkem801/
Ekheme801/
Yeckem801/
Heckem800/
Ekim758,473/
Akem755,486/
Ikem754,208/
Okem753,310/
Ecem75332/
Ökem75111/
Ekym7521/
Jkem752/
Eikheim7318/
Yekeime7312/
Ejiekem733/
Heckeem731/
Ahiekem731/
Eijkeme731/
Ijekeme731/
Ihekeme731/
Jekchem731/
Akeem6736,141/
Hakem6719,007/
Hekim676,675/
Echem673,963/
Akkem671,467/
Ikeme671,407/
Hecem67465/
Hikem67320/
Yokem67177/
Ekime6793/
Jikem6760/
Akhem6756/
Ekiom6755/
Akeam6751/
Yekim6750/
Iokem6743/
Okeem6734/
Jekim6720/
Aqeem6720/
Akeum6715/
Uikem6711/
Aekim6710/
Yikem6710/
Aikem677/
Jkeim677/
Gecem676/
Akiem674/
Ikeam674/
Ackem674/
Gekim674/
Ikkem673/
Ikiem673/
Okiem673/
Okhem673/
Ikeem673/
Eakim672/
Aakem672/
Ahkem672/
Akemm672/
Ekkim672/
Yecem671/
Ekeimova671/
Eecem671/
Etkim671/
Ezkheime671/
Equem671/
Akeim671/
Okeam671/
Hykem671/
Ockem671/
Ekaim671/
Ekcim671/
Jecem671/
Iqeem671/
Ikeim671/
Hokem670/
Ehkim670/

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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 Ekem
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