Ekenta Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekenta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekenta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7891:224,51613,211
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ekenta (97) may also be a first name.

Ekenta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekenta (Hindi: एकेन्ता) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekenta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekenta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekenta is the 431,117th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekenta reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekenta is also the 962,660th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 97 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 224,516. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 39 percent live, Rivers, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Ekenta Last Name Statistics demography

Ekenta earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 183.48% more than the national average, earning R 673,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekentha923/
Jekenta922/
Jekentas861/
Ikenta83309/
Okenta83121/
Ekente8313/
Akenta836/
Ekemta835/
Ekento833/
Ekntah831/
Ekenti831/
Ekntha831/
Jecenta7767/
Iekinta772/
Okentay771/
Jekinta771/
Ekiente771/
Ekentoh771/
Okentaa771/
Aknta7324/
Oknta733/
Iknta731/
Jecentha713/
Jeccenta711/
Eichenta711/
Akinta6788/
Icenta6713/
Ikente672/
Akento672/
Jeekintha671/
Ikento671/
Ekinti671/
Ecinta671/
Ekknti671/

Ekenta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekenta in the Hindi language
एकेन्ताekenta-

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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 Ekenta
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