Ekenma Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Ekenma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 412 | 1:429,958 | 22,203 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ekenma (500) may also be a first name.
Ekenma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekenma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekenma is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekenma? popularity and diffusion
Ekenma is the 701,000th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. Ekenma is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekenma reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekenma is also the 379,225th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 500 people.
Ekenma is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 429,958. In Nigeria Ekenma is most common in: Rivers, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Jigawa, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekenmah | 92 | 17 | / |
| Ekennma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eknma | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hoekenma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikenma | 83 | 142 | / |
| Ekenmo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Okenma | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ekenme | 83 | 7 | / |
| Okenmah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Echenma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkenma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikenmo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aknma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akinma | 67 | 115 | / |
| Heikinmaa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ekinme | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oknmah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iheaknnma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akenmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekinmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okenmuo | 62 | 28 | / |
| Ikinmat | 62 | 2 | / |
| Oykemma | 62 | 2 | / |
| Akenmou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oykenmi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akinmayowa | 50 | 215 | / |
| Akinmo | 50 | 150 | / |
| Akinmoyowa | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Ekenma
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