Ekung Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8221:215,50212,799
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ekung (89) may also be a first name.

Ekung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekung is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekung is the 385,671st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. Ekung occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekung reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 822 people, or 1 in 215,502. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 78 percent live, Cross River, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekoung9126/
Yekung917/
Gekung917/
Ekeung911/
Eskeung831/
Yekoung831/
Ekong8042,999/
Akung801,140/
Okung80598/
Ikung80246/
Ecung8075/
Yekhaung7730/
Jeukeung771/
Eikhaung771/
Ekunke731,617/
Hakung73107/
Aikung73101/
Yokung7372/
Gikung7350/
Akeung7342/
Ackung7328/
Hikung7326/
Ekhing7321/
Jekong7317/
Ekkong7315/
Hekong7312/
Yekong7311/
Eakong735/
Ekoong735/
Ikungk734/
Ikoung734/
Akhung732/
Akkung732/
Eccung732/
Akuing732/
Ekongh731/
Ekhong731/
Eekong731/
Iikung731/
Akungh731/
Agkung731/
Okoung731/
Okunng731/
Okeung731/
Iekong731/
Jaikung674/
Heekong671/
Gikhung671/
Hakhung671/
Jiekong671/
Hekkong671/
Joikung671/
Yokoung671/
Hikoung671/
Ekeunke671/
Jeakong671/

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