Ekeno Surname
Approximately 9,718 people bear this surname
Ekeno Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,544 | 1:4,839 | 685 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ekeno (2,729) may also be a first name.
Ekeno Demographics
Ekeno Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekeno Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeno Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekeno is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeno? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,610th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 749,902 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekeno reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekeno is also the 139,997th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 2,729 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 9,544 people, or 1 in 4,839. In Kenya Ekeno is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 82 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live and Samburu County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Ekeno Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekeno last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
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