Ekuam Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekuam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekuam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7541:61,2475,980

Ekuam (12) may also be a first name.

Ekuam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekuam occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekuam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekuam is the 450,743rd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. Ekuam is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekuam reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekuam is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 754 people, or 1 in 61,247. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 74 percent live, Busia County, where 12 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live.

Ekuam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekuam last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekuam917/
Ekwam802,217/
Ekuom80714/
Akuam8021/
Equam803/
Eguam801/
Yekwam73538/
Ekwame734/
Jekwam732/
Eghuam731/
Hakuam731/
Hikuam731/
Geguam731/
Henguam678/
Eguamhe671/
Ekweame671/
Yekwasm671/
Heguame671/

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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 Ekuam
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