Ekembong Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Ekembong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Ekembong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekembong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekembong is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ekembong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekembong? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekembong are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Ekembong is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 58 percent are found, Centre Region, where 37 percent are found and South Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeimbong | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ekembon | 93 | 26 | / |
| Ekenbong | 88 | 7 | / |
| Ekombong | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ekimbong | 88 | 2 | / |
| Akembong | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ekembomg | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekemban | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akombong | 75 | 38 | / |
| Ekambang | 75 | 7 | / |
| Akambong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekombang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekemboum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akembang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akomboung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akihmbong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akeambang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekimbom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eckenbom | 63 | 8 | / |
| Acambong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akombang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akambang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ikyombon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ikembane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eikenboom | 59 | 214 | / |
| Eykenboom | 59 | 176 | / |
| Eichenbon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Eijkenboom | 56 | 576 | / |
| Eickenboom | 56 | 23 | / |
| Eikhembaum | 56 | 4 | / |
| Eyckenboom | 56 | 1 | / |
| Eijckenboom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekinban | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hickembotem | 53 | 0 | / |
| Hickenboten | 53 | 0 | / |
| Aqumbang | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hickenbotten | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekembong
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