Ekenza Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ekenza Last Name Facts

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

Ekenza is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekenza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Ekenza is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekenza are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Ekenza is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 83 percent are found and Edo, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekendza921/
Ekenze83269/
Ekenja8329/
Ekenzi8321/
Akenza8311/
Okenza835/
Ikenza831/
Ekemza831/
Ekendja7721/
Okendza7713/
Aakenza774/
Ekendzo771/
Ekensai771/
Eckenja771/
Akenzea771/
Yeknzad771/
Hokenza771/
Akienza771/
Ekenge67327/
Ikenze67251/
Ekenji6749/
Akenzo6742/
Ekenci6740/
Okinza6727/
Okensa6712/
Akinza675/
Ekenjo674/
Ikenja673/
Ekence672/
Okenzo672/
Ekengi672/
Ekinja671/
Ekenje671/
Ekency671/
Ekinzi671/
Ikenzi671/
Ikensa671/
Ekensi671/

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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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  • 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 Ekenza
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