Ekiran Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekiran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekiran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
India151:51,137,692512,385
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ekiran (653) may also be a first name.

Ekiran Last Name Facts

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

Ekiran (Hindi: ेकिरन, Marathi: ेिकरण, Oriya: କିରଣ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekiran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekiran is the 1,168,344th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Ekiran is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ekiran live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 324,981st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 653 people.

The last name Ekiran is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria Ekiran is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Osun, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekijran921/
Jekiran921/
Jekirane861/
Eckitran860/
Akiran83585/
Ikiran8318/
Ekeran835/
Ekiron833/
Okiran831/
Akkiran77400/
Okkiran77150/
Jikiran7780/
Okhiran7766/
Equiran7760/
Hekuran7713/
Aykiran7711/
Akhiran778/
Hakiran772/
Ikisran771/
Echiran771/
Aakiran771/
Akairan771/
Akuiran771/
Jekiron771/
Iekyran771/
Ikiraun771/
Okuiran771/
Akiraan771/
Ekerant770/
Yokhiran7162/
Hickiran7117/
Esquiran7114/
Jikirain719/
Yaykiran717/
Jaikiran716/
Hiskiran715/
Eikerann711/
O'Kieran711/
Jekerane711/
Haykiran711/
Akeran67386/
Akuran67107/
Ekuron6725/
Akiron679/
Iceran673/
Iciran672/
Okuran672/
Ekeron672/
Okeran672/
Ikiron671/
Okiron671/
Aqiran671/
Ikeran671/
Akyran671/
Eckerannt670/

Ekiran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekiran in the Marathi language
ेिकरणeikarana-
Ekiran in the Hindi language
ेकिरनekirana73.58
ेकिरणekirana20.75
किरणkirana3.77
ेकीरनekirana1.89
Ekiran in the Oriya language
କିରଣkirana50
ଏକିରନekirana50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekiran
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