Ekness Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ekness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ekness (11) may also be a first name.

Ekness Last Name Facts

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

Ekness is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. Ekness is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ekness reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 11 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Ekness is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, Montana, where 18 percent are found and Washington, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States Ekness is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ekness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekness has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 17,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekness are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Ekness earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $49,311 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckness925/
Eknes91412/
Eikeness862/
Eiknes8331/
Ekniss830/
Eikenes77498/
Aakness772/
Eaknest772/
Aknes7377/
Eknäs7335/
Eknez7316/
Oknes7311/
Eknis734/
Hackness710/
Aaknes67114/
Aknesh6742/
Hoknes6710/
Aiknes675/
Eknais671/
Eiknis671/
Ikniss671/
Giknes670/

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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 Ekness
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