Ekenna Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekenna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekenna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5651:313,52717,352
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ekenna (138) may also be a first name.

Ekenna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekenna has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ekenna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekenna? popularity and diffusion

Ekenna is the 544,808th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekenna live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekenna is also the 787,636th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 138 people.

The surname Ekenna is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Sokoto, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ekenna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ekenna last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Ekenna earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekennah9220/
Ekeenna921/
Ekennna921/
Eikenna921/
Ekennaya865/
Ikenna832,414/
Okenna83668/
Ekenne8376/
Eikena8325/
Akenna837/
Ekenny835/
Ekenni831/
Ekna8040/
Echenna7720/
Heykena7715/
Eikhena7710/
Akkenna779/
Okennah775/
Ikennaa773/
Ikennah773/
Okaenna772/
Ekengni771/
Ekeunne771/
Eskenne771/
Akennah771/
Yekinna771/
Ikennaj771/
Iykenna771/
Ackenna770/
Eckna7336/
Eknai7324/
Aknna7310/
Oknna737/
Ykena734/
Iknna734/
Hekna731/
Eknga731/
Eakna731/
Yekna731/
Eskna731/
Ikennaya715/
Heckennaszt711/
Jikkenna711/
Ekinne67104/
Ikenne6729/
Ekinni6719/
Ijeakhena6710/
Iheikhena6710/
Yeknai676/
Jeknga674/
Akinna674/
Etknas674/
Oknnah672/
Ikemna672/
Aikena671/
Yeknah671/
Ijkena671/
Eaknai671/
Ikinna671/
Ikenni671/
Eknnei671/
Aknnea671/
Yikena671/
Akknna671/

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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 Ekenna
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