Ekesi Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Ekesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 479 | 1:369,818 | 19,753 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Ékesi (34), Ekési (33) & Ekeši (5) are calculated separately.
Ekesi (79) may also be a first name.
Ekesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekesi (Hindi: ेकेसी) is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as: Ékesi, Ekési or Ekeši. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 591,720th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. Ekesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekesi reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 79 people.
The last name Ekesi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 479 people, or 1 in 369,818. In Nigeria Ekesi is mostly found in: Enugu, where 24 percent are found, Cross River, where 11 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekesi in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकेसी | ekesi | 93.33 |
| केसी | kesi | 6.67 |
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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 Ekesi
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