Ekra Surname

28,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast16,0991:1,433149
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
Norway1281:40,1745,714
France781:851,573100,617
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
India241:31,961,058386,265
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ekra (6,098) may also be a first name.

Ekra Last Name Facts

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

Ekra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮ, Hindi: एकरा, Oriya: ଏକା, Russian: Экра) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,886th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 391,972 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Ekra are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekra is also the 84,771st most widespread first name globally, borne by 6,098 people.

The last name Ekra is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 16,099 people, or 1 in 1,433. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Lacs District, where 38 percent live, Comoé District, where 19 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 17 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Ekra Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ekra earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.69% less than the national average, earning 271,007 kr per year and in United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekrah8915/
Eckra8914/
Ekrai898/
Ekraj897/
Eikra897/
Ekray895/
Jekra893/
Aekra892/
Oekra891/
Hekra891/
Egkra891/
Yekra891/
Ekrap891/
Ekkra890/
Eckrah8027/
Eikera8010/
Ekkhra806/
Eskrad804/
Jhekra803/
Ekhraj801/
Jekras801/
Ekraat801/
Ekraja801/
Ehikra801/
Jekrah801/
Ekhras801/
Eakraj801/
Jeskra800/
Eckray800/
Akra7510,159/
Ikra753,640/
Okra751,170/
Ekre75844/
Ekri75376/
Ecra75171/
Ekro7549/
Eqra753/
Ekry751/
Ykra751/
Jkra751/
Eckrath7339/
Eskraus734/
Eckrach731/
Okrah6710,953/
Ikhra671,436/
Okray67720/
Ekrui67420/
Okraj67378/
Akrah67357/
Akray67244/
Akraa67229/
Heckrath67224/
Ekrou67191/
Ekrot67135/
Ikraš6796/
Ekreš6789/
Ackra6785/
Akrai6774/
Eikre6756/
Hakra6755/
Eckre6752/
Okrai6741/
Ekrod6725/
Aakra6724/
Jikra6724/
Agkra6723/
Hekri6717/
Ikrah6714/
Akhra6713/
Ecrah6712/
Jkrai6711/
Ekryd679/
Uikra678/
Hekre677/
Ikray677/
Akrea675/
Hiekrasz675/
Escra674/
Akkra674/
Eikro674/
Hokra673/
Jskra673/
Ikraj672/
Ikraa672/
Ikrai672/
Gekri672/
Ecras672/
Ezqra671/
Equra671/
Gikra671/
Ekree671/
Okraa671/
Eckri671/
Ikkra671/
Hekro671/
Okhra671/
Yokra671/
Ekruy671/
Ekkre671/
Etkre671/
Ekrie671/
Ykrea671/
Eakri671/
Ekroi671/
Eskri671/
Ockra670/
Ekrey670/

Ekra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮakr-
Ekra in the Oriya language
ଏକାeka-
Ekra in the Hindi language
एकराekara82.76
इकराikara17.24
Ekra in the Russian language
Экраekra-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekra
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