Ekiem Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Ekiem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
Ekiem (19) may also be a first name.
Ekiem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekiem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekiem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekiem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekiem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekiem is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ekiem are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekiem is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Ekiem is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 98 percent live and Delta, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live.
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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 Ekiem
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