Ekrama Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ekrama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekrama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ekramâ (1) are calculated separately.

Ekrama (55) may also be a first name.

Ekrama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekrama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﺍﻣﻪ, Hindi: इकरामा, Marathi: एकरमा) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant: Ekramâ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekrama? popularity and diffusion

Ekrama is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ekrama live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name Ekrama is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Ekrama is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 83 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Ekrama is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekramâ941/
Ekrameha861/
Ekrami835,556/
Ekramy832,105/
Akrama83362/
Ikrama83158/
Okrama838/
Ekrame833/
Ekrema831/
Hakrama77332/
Ikramah7778/
Akramah7761/
Ekromah778/
Ekreema771/
Eckrami771/
Akramha771/
Escrama771/
Akramma771/
Ikraama771/
Jikrama771/
Hakramaj7111/
Ikrame67594/
Ikrami67395/
Akroma67208/
Okrema67170/
Akramo67137/
Ikroma6746/
Eckkramer6725/
Ekromo678/
Okroma676/
Ikramy675/
Ikramj675/
Aqrama675/
Iqrama672/
Akramâ672/
Ikramo671/
Edkrahmer671/
Ikramâ671/
Akrema671/

Ekrama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekrama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﺍﻣﻪakramh61.54
ﺍﻛﺮﺍﻡakram15.38
ﺃﻛﺮﺍﻣﻪakramh15.38
ﺍﻛﺮﺍﻣﺔakramt7.69
Ekrama in the Marathi language
एकरमाekarama50
इकरमाikarama50
Ekrama in the Hindi language
इकरामाikarama33.33
इकरमाikarama33.33
एक्रमाekrama33.33

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Footnotes

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