Ekma Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3591:493,43424,703
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekma (356) may also be a first name.

Ekma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻢ, Hindi: एकमा, Oriya: ଏକା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 767,694th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekma are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekma is also the 461,707th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 356 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria Ekma is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eekma89175/
Hekma8995/
Ekmah8988/
Gekma8966/
Ekmai8913/
Ekmay8912/
Ekmma899/
Eukma898/
Jekma895/
Yekma894/
Ekmad892/
Eykma892/
Ekhma891/
Ekmau891/
Eakma891/
Eckma891/
Eikema80227/
Hekmah80126/
Eekema8021/
Heckma809/
Eakmas807/
Eskmai802/
Jhekma801/
Jekmea801/
Eakema801/
Ekmath801/
Hoekma801/
Akma751,464/
Okma75217/
Ikma7569/
Ekme7540/
Ekmo7529/
Ekmi756/
Ecma754/
Ykma752/
Heikema7341/
Hhekmat732/
Ekmahha731/
Ekhmass731/
Eckmach731/
Jekmath731/
Ekhmais731/
Hikma673,429/
Hekmi67793/
Ykema67683/
Ikmah67600/
Ekmez67473/
Ekmiş67344/
Yokma67314/
Akmah67161/
Gikma6793/
Hakma6761/
Akhma6733/
Akmay6728/
Yikma6715/
Hokma6713/
Hekmo6712/
Eikmo6711/
Akmma6710/
Akmai6710/
Akmau679/
Aikma678/
Ikhma676/
Okmau676/
Heckmatt676/
Ekmme673/
Ikmad672/
Akmaa672/
Jikma672/
Heitkmap672/
Eakme672/
Edkme672/
Ecmea671/
Ecmas671/
Akmea671/
Akmha671/
Ahkma671/
Eicma671/
Heickema671/
Ikmay671/
Iokma671/
Eckmaahs671/
Escma671/
Ikkma671/
Ykmea671/
Eqhma671/
Ehkme670/

Ekma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻢakm-
Ekma in the Hindi language
एकमाekama-
Ekma in the Oriya language
ଏକାeka-

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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 Ekma
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