Ekit Surname
Approximately 3,743 people bear this surname
Ekit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,305 | 1:11,812 | 1,962 |
| Philippines | 178 | 1:568,754 | 63,329 |
| Turkey | 134 | 1:580,757 | 31,553 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekit (156) may also be a first name.
Ekit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekit (Hindi: अेकित, Russian: Экит) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekit? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 122,230th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,946,980 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ekit live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 735,679th most widespread first name globally, borne by 156 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,305 people, or 1 in 11,812. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Apac District, where 21 percent reside, Lira District, where 17 percent reside and Amolatar District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda Ekit exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekit in the Hindi language | ||
| अेकित | aekita | - |
| Ekit in the Russian language | ||
| Экит | ekit | - |
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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 Ekit
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