Ekeno Surname

52,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekeno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,5441:4,839685
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Ekeno (2,729) may also be a first name.

Ekeno Last Name Facts

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

Ekeno is found most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekeno click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeno? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,610th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 749,902 people. Ekeno occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekeno are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 139,997th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 2,729 people.

The last name Ekeno is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 9,544 people, or 1 in 4,839. In Kenya Ekeno is most common in: Turkana County, where 82 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found and Samburu County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Ekeno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ekeno surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekengo91265/
Ekieno9148/
Hekeno9114/
Ekoeno919/
Ekeuno917/
Ekeino912/
Ekenoh912/
Ekeano911/
Edkeno911/
Yekenou8369/
Yekenop831/
Ekeanuo831/
Ikeno8013,400/
Akeno803,340/
Okeno802,175/
Ekono801,122/
Ekena8085/
Ekano8054/
Ekino8013/
Ykeno803/
Ekenga733,005/
Ekingo73537/
Ikengo73206/
Ekinot73195/
Echeno7357/
Eikena7325/
Ekiena7321/
Ikeano7320/
Gikeno7312/
Ekenah7310/
Ekanoh7310/
Ekaena739/
Okeuno739/
Hekano738/
Yokeno737/
Ikoeno737/
Ikenuo737/
Ikeuno735/
Hekena734/
Ikheno734/
Ekiono734/
Jekena733/
Eceano733/
Ekanno732/
Ekhena732/
Okieno732/
Ekenat732/
Jikeno731/
Hokeno731/
Ekoino731/
Ekeina731/
Akaeno731/
Okenoh731/
Okenoo731/
Ekaino731/
Ekanoo731/
Akeeno731/
Akenoh731/
Akeuno731/
Akheno731/
Ekonoh731/
Okeino731/
Akenoy731/
Yekena731/
Equeno731/
Hykeno731/
Eckano730/
Eckenhoss712/
Eckenooth711/
Equenot6717/
Heykena6715/
Ekkenga6711/
Akenouh6711/
Oekhena6711/
Eikhena6710/
Ekeinga677/
Jekeyna676/
Ekannou676/
Eckenga676/
Jekkena674/
Aqueeno674/
Aikengo674/
Esqueno674/
Ikhenoa673/
Jekeina672/
Yeskino672/
Yekhena672/
Hekanou672/
Heceano671/
Yekkena671/
Okeunou671/
Jekinou671/
Yokenou671/
Yekenga671/
Eijkenhout671/
Ekaingo671/
Ezqueno671/
Akoenou671/
Echenou671/
Echeano671/
Ekainuo671/
Ekgenna671/
Eskenah671/
Oequeno671/

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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 Ekeno
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis