Ekeme Surname
Approximately 2,746 people bear this surname
Ekeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,423 | 1:14,595 | 1,986 |
| Nigeria | 1,151 | 1:153,903 | 9,715 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Congo | 57 | 1:87,528 | 7,379 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Ékémé (1) are calculated separately.
Ekeme (432) may also be a first name.
Ekeme Demographics
Ekeme Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ekeme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekeme occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant: Ékémé. For other possible spellings of Ekeme click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,951st most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,653,877 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekeme reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ekeme is also the 412,918th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 432 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,423 people, or 1 in 14,595. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 59 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 11 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Ekeme Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Ekeme earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
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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 Ekeme
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