Ekonta Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekonta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekonta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ekonta Last Name Facts

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

Ekonta is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekonta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekonta is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekonta live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ekonta is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Ekonta is most common in: Enugu, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekomnta922/
Yekonta921/
Okonta835,573/
Ekanta8386/
Ikonta8348/
Akonta8323/
Ekunta833/
Ekonti832/
Akontai7751/
Ekontei7745/
Okontah7731/
Ikontas7715/
Ekantha779/
Okontai774/
Akontha772/
Okontha772/
Yekanta772/
Okoonta771/
Ekkanta771/
Ekkunta771/
Aakonta771/
Ekaanta771/
Ekkantha7165/
Eakgunta715/
Jiekanta714/
Jeekanta714/
Geekonti713/
Hakounta711/
Yekantha711/
Akhontaj711/
Okanta671,533/
Akanta67785/
Ikonte6749/
Akonto6734/
Ekanto6730/
Ekanti6721/
Okonto6719/
Ecanta6716/
Ykunta6711/
Ikanta678/
Aekkantha675/
Aconta674/
Econti672/
Ekanty671/
Ekante671/
Ekunte671/
Econte671/
Ocanta671/
Jkanta671/
Jeekhunta671/

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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 Ekonta
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