Ekono Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0351:20,0672,729
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ekono (186) may also be a first name.

Ekono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekono is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekono? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,130th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,495,139 people. Ekono is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekono live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ekono is also the 667,122nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 186 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,035 people, or 1 in 20,067. In Cameroon Ekono is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 57 percent reside, South Region, where 28 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Ekono Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ekono last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Ekono earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekongo913,128/
Yekono9134/
Ekonot9110/
Ekoeno919/
Ekonos915/
Ekoino911/
Ekomno911/
Ekosno911/
Ekonoh911/
Gekono911/
Eskono911/
Ekounou8321/
Yekongo834/
Gekongo834/
Ekuonuo832/
Hekongo831/
Ekongoh831/
Gekonho831/
Akono8018,200/
Ekeno809,718/
Okono804,202/
Ikono803,194/
Ekona80189/
Ekano8054/
Ekuno8034/
Econo807/
Ykono801/
Ekoungou7775/
Yokono734,708/
Ikongo731,727/
Ekonga731,308/
Hikono73466/
Ikonoh73330/
Ekunno73113/
Okonoh7394/
Gikono7394/
Ekouna7359/
Econgo7340/
Okuono7328/
Yikono7328/
Akonoy7327/
Hekeno7314/
Ikonos7313/
Eskano7313/
Ekatno7312/
Ykonos7312/
Akoono7311/
Ikonno7310/
Ekanoh7310/
Eacono739/
Hekano738/
Ekunoh737/
Ekeuno737/
Ikoeno737/
Akonoi737/
Akonho736/
Akonoh736/
Okonno736/
Yekona736/
Okonho734/
Uykono734/
Yekano734/
Gekona733/
Gekuno733/
Ekanno732/
Aikono732/
Ekenoh732/
Hakono732/
Ekonha731/
Ekonna731/
Akonno731/
Ikoono731/
Okoono731/
Ykonou731/
Gecono731/
Ekanoo731/
Ekoona731/
Akhono731/
Akoino731/
Aakono731/
Ekogna731/
Eckano730/
Eskanos6780/
Ihekona6778/
Ekounga6763/
Yikongo6762/
Gikongo6750/
Yokongo6721/
Yekouna6720/
Ekannop679/
Ickongo679/
Yokonou678/
Ekannou676/
Okuonou676/
Okonnoh674/
Ikonnoh674/
Ikoonoh673/
Hokonou673/
Hekanou672/
Aikongo672/
Ikoinoh672/
Ikounou672/
Gekonga672/
Ekonahe671/
Okuonuo671/
Ahkonoh671/
Akoonoh671/
Ikkhono671/
Oikonoo671/
Okonnou671/
Ykounou671/
Escouno671/
Akoenou671/
Akohnoh671/
Ekougna671/
Econots670/

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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
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  • 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 Ekono
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