Ekesa Surname

122,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,5031:13,1831,629
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Uganda471:830,62338,869
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ekesa (989) may also be a first name.

Ekesa Last Name Facts

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

Ekesa (Hindi: ेकेसा) occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekesa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekesa is the 122,972nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,961,654 people. Ekesa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekesa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekesa is also the 256,075th most common given name in the world It is held by 989 people.

The surname Ekesa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,503 people, or 1 in 13,183. In Kenya Ekesa is most numerous in: Busia County, where 50 percent live, Kakamega County, where 26 percent live and Bungoma County, where 11 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Ekesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jekesa9122/
Ekessa9118/
Ekeasa9111/
Ekaesa914/
Oekesa911/
Ejkesa911/
Ekeesa911/
Ekesah911/
Ekiesa911/
Ekesia911/
Gekesa911/
Ekesadh831/
Ekesapp831/
Gekesha831/
Yekesha831/
Ekaesau831/
Ekisa805,362/
Ikesa80837/
Ekasa80673/
Ekesi80527/
Akesa80484/
Ekeja80249/
Ekosa80134/
Ekeso8089/
Okesa8076/
Ekese8018/
Ecesa805/
Ekeza803/
Jkesa801/
Heketsha779/
Eikesaas777/
Yekeisha771/
Yeketsha771/
Echesa731,832/
Ekassa73474/
Ekessi73321/
Ekisah73154/
Ekissa73107/
Yokesa73103/
Okesha7347/
Jekisa7347/
Ikeesa7346/
Akeasa7338/
Ekaeso7332/
Hakesa7326/
Ekeshi7323/
Ekecha7322/
Ekasah7320/
Ekeasi7318/
Ekesoy7317/
Akesah7316/
Ekesse7316/
Hekesi7315/
Yekisa739/
Hekese739/
Akesha739/
Akessa739/
Ekeaso737/
Ekesit737/
Gekisa736/
Okessa735/
Ekezia735/
Ikessa735/
Akiesa735/
Jekeso734/
Ekesie734/
Ekeaja734/
Ikesai734/
Ekezah733/
Ekisia733/
Yekeso733/
Ekasha732/
Ekisat732/
Equesa732/
Ekisai732/
Ekossa732/
Ekaisa731/
Ekesiy731/
Ekasai731/
Ikiesa731/
Ekejah731/
Ekeaze731/
Jkeesa731/
Okesai731/
Gekese731/
Gekeso731/
Gikesa731/
Ekaysa731/
Ekosah731/
Ekiese731/
Ekitsa731/
Ekaasa731/
Akhesa731/
Ecaesa731/
Okeisa731/
Ikeasa731/
Ekaeza731/
Ekhese731/
Eekeja731/
Geqesa731/
Gekeza731/
Aikesa731/
Ikesha730/
Echessa67225/
Eikeset67153/
Jekecha67120/
Yokessa67106/
Eketshi6768/
Etkeser6757/
Hekeshe6727/
Ekeesit6716/
Ekeseth6714/
Akessai6712/
Ekeushi6711/
Ikoesah674/
Ekaesoh674/
Ikhessa674/
Eckassa674/
Akeisha673/
Hakesha673/
Ekeyser672/
Yekesho672/
Ekkeshi672/
Echesah672/
Akeshah672/
Akiesha671/
Ikeisha671/
Ekeeses671/
Esquesa671/
Gekeshe671/
Yekezay671/
Ekeseph671/
Ekeashi671/
Ekeajah671/
Hakiesa671/
Ekeasit671/
Ekkissa671/
Ekoshah671/
Ekeisih671/
Ekessey671/
Eketshe671/
Akehsah671/
Akessay671/
Aekasea671/
Ekhassa671/
Okessah671/
Eskezea671/
Akeisah671/
Ekessou671/
Akeesha670/

Ekesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekesa in the Hindi language
ेकेसाekesa40
ेकेशekesa40
केसाkesa20

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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 Ekesa
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