Ekesa Surname
Approximately 3,715 people bear this surname
Ekesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,503 | 1:13,183 | 1,629 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ekesa (989) may also be a first name.
Ekesa Demographics
Ekesa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekesa (Hindi: ेकेसा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 122,972nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,961,654 people. Ekesa is primarily 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 frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 989 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,503 people, or 1 in 13,183. In Kenya Ekesa is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 50 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 26 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Ekesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekesa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekesa in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकेसा | ekesa | 40 |
| ेकेश | ekesa | 40 |
| केसा | kesa | 20 |
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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 Ekesa
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