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
Ekeno occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeno? popularity and diffusion
Ekeno is the 52,610th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 749,902 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekeno live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekeno is also the 139,997th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 2,729 people.
Ekeno is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 9,544 people, or 1 in 4,839. In Kenya Ekeno is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 82 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found and Samburu County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Kenya Ekeno is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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 last name is principally 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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