Ekutan Surname

164,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekutan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekutan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6371:17,5122,093
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ekutan (731) may also be a first name.

Ekutan Last Name Facts

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

Ekutan is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekutan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,185th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,757,301 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekutan live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 304,836th most widely held forename on earth, held by 731 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,637 people, or 1 in 17,512. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 96 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent live and Laikipia County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya Ekutan occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Ekutan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ekutan surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekutang9225/
Ekuttan926/
Ekoutang8612/
Okutan838,168/
Akutan8373/
Ikutan8316/
Ecutan839/
Ekuton832/
Ekitan831/
Hokutan77448/
Uykutan7795/
Equitan7755/
Aykutan7716/
Ikuetan773/
Akkutan773/
Yekotan771/
Akutain771/
Hakutan771/
Hecustan7144/
Akhoutan717/
Haakutan711/
Aykuthan711/
Akitan671,373/
Icutan6771/
Ikitan6744/
Ecotan678/
Okitan674/
Ikotan673/
Okuton671/

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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 Ekutan
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