Ekiei Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekiei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekiei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419

Ekiei (42) may also be a first name.

Ekiei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekiei has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekiei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekiei is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Ekiei reside; 70 percent reside in East Asia and 70 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Ekiei is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 6,728,647. In Japan Ekiei is primarily found in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 100 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekie89794/
Okiei80149/
Ekiji8062/
Etkie8029/
Eckie8023/
Ekiey8022/
Hekie8012/
Ekuie809/
Ekije805/
Eakie803/
Ekeie802/
Gekie802/
Oekie801/
Ekjie801/
Ekaie801/
Ekioe801/
Ekkie801/
Eykie801/
Eekie801/
Akiei801/
Eikie800/
Geekie73920/
Ikiyei7392/
Ekowei7386/
Hekier7354/
Ekoyei7318/
Ekojie7313/
Eikaie7312/
Okieyi735/
Heikie734/
Ekojei734/
Ekawei733/
Eskiea733/
Ekiyai732/
Hetkie732/
Hejkie732/
Ekeiye732/
Eikiji731/
Hedkie731/
Ekajie731/
Ekkiji731/
Ekiyea731/
Ekhaie731/
Ekhier731/
Ezkieh731/
Akhiei731/
Ekkier731/
Hikiei731/
Ekuyei731/
Ekiehe731/
Jeekie731/
Heckie731/
Hoekie731/
Geckie730/
Hezckieih711/
Okie672,207/
Akie671,436/
Ikie67788/
Ekhojie6722/
Eshkeie6721/
Ekye6719/
Heskier6714/
Jekaiye6713/
Ekeijeh678/
Ekiyayi673/
Heikkie672/
Heidkie672/
Hekawei671/
Echiehi671/
Heickie671/
Heikies671/
Jekioui671/
Ekeueei671/
Ekeejie671/
Ikiyeyi671/
Ekhayei671/
Ekje671/
Heiskie670/

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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 Ekiei
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