Ekoune Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Ekoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Ekoune (27) may also be a first name.
Ekoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekoune occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoune? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Ekoune occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekoune reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 27 people.
Ekoune is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon Ekoune is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 78 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Mali, where 2 percent reside.
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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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- 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
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