Ekiang Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ekiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ekiang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekiang is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekiang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekiang is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ekiang live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kedah, where 94 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekian91652/
Ekeiyang862/
Geekiang861/
Akiang83246/
Ekiane8346/
Eckian8316/
Ekiong835/
Hekian831/
Okiang831/
Ikiang831/
Ekchian7746/
Akhiang7714/
Hakiang7713/
Hekkian7712/
Eykjian7711/
Aikiang7710/
Heqiang775/
Yeqiang774/
Ahkiang772/
Ekianek772/
Ekianeh771/
Akieang771/
Ekoyian771/
Echiang771/
Ekianne771/
Aykiang771/
Ikian7348/
Ekion7310/
Ekjan7310/
Jaikiang712/
Jieqiang712/
Echijang711/
Jeiqiang711/
Ecijan67247/
Akiong67228/
Ikiane6766/
Ekehan6748/
Ikyang6741/
Akyang6732/
Aikian6713/
Okiong676/
Gikian675/
Ekihon675/
Ekeong675/
Okyang674/
Heqian673/
Equian672/
Echian672/
Eakjan671/
Heskuiyan671/
Ikiong671/
Yokian671/
Yikian671/
Gekyan671/
Ikeang671/
Oykian671/

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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 Ekiang
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