Ekiai Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ekiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekiai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ekiai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekiai is most common in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekiai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekiai is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ekiai live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Ekiai is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 91 percent reside and Perlis, where 9 percent reside. Barring Malaysia Ekiai occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 45 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiai80225/
Ikiai8046/
Okiai8045/
Ekiae801/
Okhiai7347/
Akiahi7323/
Ikiait732/
Jikiai732/
Ikiahi731/
Jekioui671/

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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 Ekiai
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