Eknes Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Eknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3411:15,0801,787
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Eknes (63) may also be a first name.

Eknes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eknes has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eknes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eknes is the 711,133rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname Eknes occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Eknes are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. Eknes is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 63 people.

Eknes is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 15,080. In Norway Eknes is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 63 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Eknes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eknes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eknes surname increased 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eknes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eknes surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eknes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning 325,910 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $44,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekness91177/
Eiknes9131/
Eikenes83498/
Eckness835/
Eaknest832/
Aknes8077/
Eknäs8035/
Eknez8016/
Oknes8011/
Eknis804/
Eikeness772/
Aaknes73114/
Aknesh7342/
Hoknes7310/
Aiknes735/
Eknais731/
Eiknis731/
Ekniss730/
Giknes730/
Aakness672/
Ecnease671/
Hacknes670/
Akennes670/

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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 Eknes
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