Ekenim Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Ekenim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Ekenim (21) may also be a first name.
Ekenim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekenim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekenim is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekenim click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekenim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekenim is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Ekenim occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ekenim reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekenim is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Ekenim is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeanim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekenheim | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ekenem | 83 | 305 | / |
| Ekanim | 83 | 226 | / |
| Echenim | 77 | 465 | / |
| Ekeneme | 77 | 370 | / |
| Ekaenem | 77 | 67 | / |
| Ekeanem | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ekaniem | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ekenhem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yekinim | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekeneam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekanim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeneyme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanem | 67 | 63,123 | / |
| Ekhenemhe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Akanim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akenem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okenem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okanim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ockenheim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikinim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okonim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akinim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikanim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekenim
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