Ekeneme Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ekeneme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeneme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3681:481,36624,196
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ekeneme (71) may also be a first name.

Ekeneme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeneme is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekeneme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeneme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekeneme is the 769,129th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekeneme are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most common forename internationally It is held by 71 people.

Ekeneme is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 481,366. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 26 percent are found, Enugu, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Ekeneme
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