Ekong Surname

13,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria40,8271:4,339581
Cameroon5521:37,6255,033
Philippines4791:211,35333,005
Uganda4771:81,8438,716
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Malaysia1321:223,44112,908
England1141:488,75531,416
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ekong (6,413) may also be a first name.

Ekong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekong is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekong is the 13,040th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 169,482 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekong live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 82,096th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 6,413 people.

The surname Ekong is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40,827 people, or 1 in 4,339. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent reside, Cross River, where 18 percent reside and Adamawa, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Ekong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ekong surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ekong surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ekong earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekoung9126/
Jekong9117/
Ekkong9115/
Hekong9112/
Yekong9111/
Ekoong915/
Eakong915/
Gekong912/
Ekhong911/
Ekongh911/
Iekong911/
Eekong911/
Ekongue8322/
Heekong831/
Jiekong831/
Hekkong831/
Yekoung831/
Ekongss831/
Yoekong831/
Eadkong831/
Jeakong831/
Akong807,035/
Ikong803,147/
Ekang802,731/
Okong801,193/
Econg801,051/
Ekung80921/
Ykong8016/
Ekonk808/
Ekonq802/
Iedkhong774/
Eaidkong774/
Ekoingue771/
Aekkhong771/
Eithkong771/
Jeadkong771/
Agkong73216/
Jikong73156/
Hikong7374/
Gecong7349/
Ahkong7345/
Okhong7342/
Yokong7334/
Jecong7331/
Ajkong7319/
Yekang7318/
Hakong7316/
Hokong7316/
Ekonke7313/
Ikkong7311/
Akuong7311/
Hekang739/
Okkong738/
Akkong738/
Gekung737/
Iskong737/
Hecong736/
Equong735/
Yikong735/
Akcong734/
Eccong734/
Ikoung734/
Yhkong732/
Jekang732/
Gekang732/
Ikoing731/
Ikongh731/
Eukang731/
Ikgong731/
Iekang731/
Okuong731/
Okoung731/
Ekeung731/
Ackong731/
Ejkang731/
Oikong731/
Akhong731/
Aikong731/
Eakang731/
Ecoing730/
Jaikong67285/
Ekangue67113/
Ahakong6754/
Jitkong6742/
Aiskong6721/
Yokkong675/
Oikohng674/
Yoykong674/
Jiecong672/
Yitkong672/
Yoikong672/
Juikong672/
Jiekang671/
Hajkong671/
Ahkhong671/
Ikonngh671/
Jkoting671/
Yokoung671/
Hakhong671/
Gekhang671/
Haikong671/
Hikoung671/
Iokonng671/
Jiokong671/
Eskeung671/
Aidkong671/
Jidkong671/
Ihkhong671/

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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 Ekong
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