Ekenja Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ekenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekenja occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekenja.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekenja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Ekenja occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Ekenja reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekenja is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 73 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekendja | 92 | 21 | / |
| Eckenja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekenya | 83 | 199 | / |
| Ekenji | 83 | 49 | / |
| Ekenia | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ekenza | 83 | 8 | / |
| Akenja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekenjo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikenja | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekinja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekenje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eškinja | 77 | 253 | / |
| Ekeanya | 77 | 221 | / |
| Yekenya | 77 | 173 | / |
| Eskinja | 77 | 134 | / |
| Jekenya | 77 | 73 | / |
| Ikendja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekenyat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekenyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eikenji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gecenja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekensai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekindja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eukenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekonia | 67 | 577 | / |
| Ekinya | 67 | 334 | / |
| Ekenge | 67 | 327 | / |
| Ekenye | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ikenya | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ekonjo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Akanja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ikenji | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ekania | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okanja | 67 | 29 | / |
| Akenjo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ekanjo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Akinja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ecenia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Okenia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ekinia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akonja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekinji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikenje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekenie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekenyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekemza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekinje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heckenjos | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ikenia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekenja
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