Ekenna Surname
Approximately 588 people bear this surname
Ekenna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 565 | 1:313,527 | 17,352 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ekenna (138) may also be a first name.
Ekenna Demographics
Ekenna Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ekenna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekenna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekenna is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ekenna.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekenna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 544,808th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekenna live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 138 people.
Ekenna is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Sokoto, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Ekenna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekenna last name is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekennah | 92 | 20 | / |
| Ekeenna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekennna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eikenna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekennaya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ikenna | 83 | 2,414 | / |
| Okenna | 83 | 668 | / |
| Ekenne | 83 | 76 | / |
| Eikena | 83 | 25 | / |
| Akenna | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ekenny | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekenni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekna | 80 | 40 | / |
| Echenna | 77 | 20 | / |
| Heykena | 77 | 15 | / |
| Eikhena | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akkenna | 77 | 9 | / |
| Okennah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ikennaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ikennah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okaenna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekengni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eskenne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akennah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekinna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikennaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iykenna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ackenna | 77 | 0 | / |
| Eckna | 73 | 36 | / |
| Eknai | 73 | 24 | / |
| Aknna | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oknna | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ykena | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iknna | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hekna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eknga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eakna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eskna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikennaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Heckennaszt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikkenna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekinne | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ikenne | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ekinni | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ijeakhena | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iheikhena | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yeknai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jeknga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akinna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Etknas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oknnah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikemna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeknah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijkena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaknai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikinna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikenni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eknnei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aknnea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akknna | 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 Ekenna
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