Ekeny Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Ekeny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ekeny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekeny (Russian: Экены) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeny? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Ekeny live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ekeny is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 887,355. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 42 percent are found, Comoé District, where 27 percent are found and Lagunes District, where 27 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast Ekeny is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekenyi | 91 | 145 | / |
| Ekenyo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ekeany | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekeney | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanyi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekene | 80 | 8,196 | / |
| Ikeny | 80 | 763 | / |
| Ekeni | 80 | 560 | / |
| Eceny | 80 | 120 | / |
| Ekena | 80 | 85 | / |
| Ikenyi | 73 | 361 | / |
| Ekenge | 73 | 327 | / |
| Yekeni | 73 | 275 | / |
| Gekene | 73 | 158 | / |
| Ekinay | 73 | 123 | / |
| Ekeani | 73 | 90 | / |
| Hekeni | 73 | 76 | / |
| Ikenyo | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ekinyi | 73 | 32 | / |
| Eikena | 73 | 25 | / |
| Jekeni | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ekiena | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ekiene | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ikeeny | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ekeine | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ekinyo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yekiny | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yekene | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ekenie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hekena | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekiney | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekeneh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekena | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekene | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekhena | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekengi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jekiny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekenei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekenje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Echeny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikeny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ecenay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekieni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeniy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeeni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeina | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikenyi | 67 | 571 | / |
| Eikenes | 67 | 498 | / |
| Yekeeni | 67 | 181 | / |
| Ikeinyi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Eskinay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Heykena | 67 | 15 | / |
| E'Ekeni | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eikhena | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jekenis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jekeyna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ihekeni | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eckenäs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jekkena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekenhed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekeanne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikeenyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jekeina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekhena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekemhay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekenee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekenehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekeneh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esskene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekinyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eceanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiokeny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekeune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekener | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeckeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekeneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeneit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekeenh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeneth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekkene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekkena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeness | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eykener | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eikener | 67 | 0 | / |
Ekeny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekeny in the Russian language | ||
| Экены | ekeny | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekeny
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