Ekenyan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ekenyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ekenyan Demographics
Ekenyan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekenyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekenyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekenyan occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekenyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekenyan reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ekenyan is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 44 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found.
Ekenyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskenyan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanyang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekenyam | 86 | 65 | / |
| Ekinyan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekinyang | 80 | 131 | / |
| Eskenian | 80 | 14 | / |
| Iskenyan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ekenhamn | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yekenian | 80 | 4 | / |
| Equenyan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekeenyon | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eckenian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hekinyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekhinyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikinyan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Heckenhahn | 71 | 25 | / |
| Heekenjann | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ekegnon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikinyan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ikinyang | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hekinian | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekeneion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Equinyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekhinian | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ekenheim | 53 | 24 | / |
| Ikyonyon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Equinian | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hekinham | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekenyan
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