Eket Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Eket Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Eket (149) may also be a first name.
Eket Demographics
Average Eket Salary in
United States
$27,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eket Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eket (Arabic: إيكيت, Hindi: ेकेत, Marathi: ेकेत) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eket? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,082,743rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname Eket occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Eket are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 149 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 1,845,237. In Nigeria Eket is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 43 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 18 percent are found and Cross River, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Eket is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Eket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Eket has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Eket Last Name Statistics demography
Eket earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eket Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eket in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकेत | eketa | - |
| Eket in the Marathi language | ||
| ेकेत | eketa | - |
| Eket in the Arabic language | ||
| إيكيت | aykyt | - |
| أيكيت | aykyt | - |
| ايكيت | aykyt | - |
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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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- 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 Eket
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