Ekeson Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3201:553,57126,985
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ekeson (272) may also be a first name.

Ekeson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeson is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekeson is the 816,514th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. Ekeson occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekeson are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeson is also the 538,995th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 272 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 553,571. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 19 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Kano, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Ekeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekeson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekeson surname rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekeson Last Name Statistics demography

Ekeson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

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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 Ekeson
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