Ekka Surname
Approximately 128,099 people bear this surname
Ekka Surname User-submission:
The Ekka surname originates in the northwestern part of Orissa, India. They are an Odia-tribal community, mostly speaking Odia with a tribal or Sambalpuri accent. Some Ekka have converted to Christianity for money and other missionary privileges.
Read More About This SurnameEkka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 126,108 | 1:6,083 | 539 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Japan | 322 | 1:397,032 | 12,828 |
| Nigeria | 161 | 1:1,100,266 | 45,533 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Nepal | 32 | 1:890,030 | 5,708 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ekka (888) may also be a first name.
Ekka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ekka surname originates in the northwestern part of Orissa, India. They are an Odia-tribal community, mostly speaking Odia with a tribal or Sambalpuri accent. Some Ekka have converted to Christianity for money and other missionary privileges. Now, the modern Ekkas enjoy reservation for Scheduled Tribes and backward community in India.
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Ekka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekka (Bengali: এক্কা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻙ, Hindi: एक्का, Oriya: ଏକ୍କା, Russian: Экка, Tibetan: ཨེ་ཀ་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekka is the 4,401st most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 56,890 people. Ekka is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ekka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 272,746th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 888 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 126,108 people, or 1 in 6,083. In India Ekka is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 41 percent live, Odisha, where 25 percent live and West Bengal, where 16 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.
Ekka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ekka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
Ekka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.11% more than the national average, earning $70,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨེ་ཀ་ | éka | - |
| Ekka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକ୍କା | ekka | 97.49 |
| ଏକ୍କ | ekka | 0.11 |
| ଇକ୍କା | ikka | 0.01 |
| ଏକକା | ekaka | 0.01 |
| ଏରିକ | erika | 0 |
| ଏକ୍ସା | eksa | 0 |
| ଏକ୍ଟା | ekta | 0 |
| ଏକ୍କୀ | ekki | 0 |
| Ekka in the Hindi language | ||
| एक्का | ekka | 95.26 |
| एकका | ekaka | 2.69 |
| इक्का | ikka | 1.03 |
| एक्क | ekka | 0.26 |
| एक्क्ा | ekka | 0.13 |
| एक्का़ | ekka | 0.13 |
| ेक्का | ekka | 0.13 |
| Ekka in the Bengali language | ||
| এক্কা | ekka | 66.67 |
| ইক্কা | ikka | 33.33 |
| Ekka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻙ | ak | 33.33 |
| ﻋﻚ | k | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻛﺎ | aka | 33.33 |
| Ekka in the Russian language | ||
| Экка | ekka | - |
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