Ekta Surname

360,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Ekta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8261:928,65139,980
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Ekta (54,754) may also be a first name.

Ekta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekta (Bengali: একতা, Hindi: एकता, Oriya: ଏକତା, Russian: Экта, Tibetan: ཨི་ཏ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekta? popularity and diffusion

Ekta is the 360,616th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The last name Ekta is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ekta are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ekta is also the 17,111th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 54,754 people.

The surname Ekta is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 826 people, or 1 in 928,651. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 56 percent reside, Bihar, where 8 percent reside and Gujarat, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekta896,086/
Ektaş89318/
Jekta8925/
Aekta895/
Eakta895/
Hekta892/
Ektoa891/
Ektah891/
Ekkta891/
Iekta891/
Yektaş80535/
Ekthai8051/
Yektay8032/
Yektah8029/
Yektai8015/
Yektaz8014/
Yeckta801/
Yektha801/
Ekktat801/
Hektah801/
Hektaz801/
Ektait801/
Aekhta801/
Yektaa801/
Ekthap801/
Okta753,580/
Akta752,072/
Ekti751,753/
Ikta7533/
Ekte7511/
Ekto753/
Egta752/
Ykta752/
Ekty751/
Ecta751/
Jeeketa731/
Eakthai731/
Jekttap731/
Jhektah731/
Oktay6730,386/
Aktay6710,540/
Akhta673,955/
Aktağ672,172/
Aktea671,629/
Hekte67214/
Yektahah6783/
Oktau6737/
Aktau6733/
Aktai6730/
Aikta6722/
Oktaa6717/
Ockta6716/
Aktaa6715/
Oktai6714/
Yokta6714/
Aktha6713/
Aktah6710/
Hokta678/
Okhta678/
Iktad676/
Ektet676/
Jikta676/
Yektahad676/
Oktha675/
Ektto674/
Hekti674/
Hecta674/
Hakta673/
Aktta673/
Yecta673/
Oktta672/
Iktha672/
Ekthe671/
Hekty671/
Iekti671/
Eekti671/
Gegta671/
Yketa671/
Uikta671/
Öktay671/
Yektaish671/
Ectoa671/
Iykta671/
Eecta671/
Aktaï671/
Oekto671/
Ekteh671/
Ekhti671/
Iktas671/

Ekta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekta in the Tibetan language
ཨི་ཏ་ita-
Ekta in the Bengali language
একতাekata-
Ekta in the Hindi language
एकताekata98.85
एक्ताekta0.28
ऎकताekata0.04
ण्कताnkata0.01
आकताakata0.01
ए़कताekata0.01
इकताikata0.01
Ekta in the Oriya language
ଏକତାekata74.14
ଏକ୍ତାekta17.24
ଏକ୍ଟାekta5.17
ଏକାତାekata1.72
ଅକତାakata1.72
Ekta in the Russian language
Эктаekta-

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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 Ekta
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