Ekene Surname
Approximately 8,196 people bear this surname
Ekene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,996 | 1:22,154 | 1,974 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
Ekene (72,233) may also be a first name.
Ekene Demographics
Ekene Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ekene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekene (Marathi: ेकेणे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekene? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,357th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 889,159 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekene reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekene is also the 13,521st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 72,233 people.
The surname Ekene is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,996 people, or 1 in 22,154. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Anambra, where 26 percent are found, Delta, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Ekene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ekene surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
Ekene earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekene in the Marathi language | ||
| ेकेणे | ekene | 40 |
| ॅकेने | ekene | 20 |
| केने | kene | 20 |
| ेकेने | ekene | 20 |
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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 Ekene
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