Ekinyi Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Ekinyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ekinyi (165) may also be a first name.
Ekinyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekinyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekinyi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekinyi? popularity and diffusion
Ekinyi is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekinyi reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 165 people.
Ekinyi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Ekinyi is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 38 percent reside, Kaduna, where 28 percent reside and Benue, where 21 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Ekinyi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ekinyi
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