Ekias Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ekias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ekías (1) are calculated separately.

Ekias (94) may also be a first name.

Ekias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekias is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ekías. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Ekias reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ekias is also the 980,251st most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

The surname Ekias is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and Colombia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekías931/
Ekhiase831/
Okias80112/
Ekios8035/
Akias8027/
Ekyas8012/
Ikias806/
Ekiaz801/
Equias73130/
Ickias7310/
Akhias737/
Akiash731/
Eskyas731/
Eakeas731/
Heskeyias711/
Esquias672/
Hezkyas671/

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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 Ekias
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