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
Average Ekene Salary in
United States
$24,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ekene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekene (Marathi: ेकेणे) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 61,357th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 889,159 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekene live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 13,521st most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 72,233 people.
The last name Ekene is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,996 people, or 1 in 22,154. In Nigeria Ekene is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 26 percent live, Delta, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ekene occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Ekene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ekene surname is predominantly 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
- 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 Ekene
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