Ekenes Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ekenes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1301:39,5565,626
United States301:12,081,964463,456
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ekenes (11) may also be a first name.

Ekenes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekenes has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekenes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Ekenes are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia. Ekenes is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 39,556. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent live, Western Norway, where 5 percent live and Central Norway, where 4 percent live. Other than Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Ekenes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekenes are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ekenes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.39% less than the national average, earning 278,965 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eikenes92498/
Eukenes921/
Ekenese921/
Ekeness920/
Eikeness862/
Akenes8316/
Ekenäs8311/
Ekines831/
Yeketnesh801/
Yekesnesh801/
Hakenes77357/
Aakenes7732/
Jekenis778/
Eikanes777/
Eckenäs774/
Akeunes771/
Akenesh771/
Akenies771/
Jekines771/
Hokeness71119/
Hakkenes7169/
Hakeneis7116/
Hackenes716/
Equienes715/
Akhenesh711/
Jeakines711/
Jekengis711/
Akines67302/
Okines67164/
Hakenesch6783/
Okones6743/
Hackeneis6723/
Ikines6710/
Okanes679/
Yekitnesh679/
Ekanis673/
Akenis672/
Akanes672/
Akones671/
Ekenešová671/
Hackenehs671/
Akynes671/
Hackeness670/

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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 Ekenes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis