Ekuyen Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekuyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekuyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2571:179,68813,510
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ekuyen (194) may also be a first name.

Ekuyen Last Name Facts

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

Ekuyen is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekuyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekuyen is the 993,593rd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekuyen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekuyen is also the 651,944th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 194 people.

Ekuyen is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 179,688. In Kenya Ekuyen is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 98 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya Ekuyen is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Ekuyen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ekuyen surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekuen911/
Ecuyen832/
Akuyen832/
Ekeyen832/
Yekyen831/
Ekuyan831/
Okuyen831/
Ekoyen831/
Ikuyen831/
Hekhuysen802/
Ekauyan7718/
Ekouene771/
Akuyien771/
Ekauten771/
Aekayen771/
Ekkeyen771/
Ekayeng771/
Ekoun731,454/
Ekien73502/
Ekaun73170/
Ikuen7342/
Ekaen7310/
Ikyen738/
Ekeen737/
Ekuin737/
Ekeun734/
Ekean732/
Ekein732/
Ijekoyen711/
Aikhuyen711/
Ekouegne711/
Yekeen6717,568/
Okuyan672,813/
Okoyen67575/
Ekoyan67274/
Ekayan67241/
Ekiyan6751/
Ekehan6748/
Acuyen6747/
Ekoune6742/
Okeyen6726/
Yekoun6724/
Akuyan6722/
Eckhausen6715/
Ekoyin6714/
Ekeine6712/
Akuyon6710/
Akuien6710/
Ekowen679/
Ekeyin679/
Ekeyan679/
Akouen675/
Ekkoen674/
Aekaun673/
Ekkein673/
Jekein673/
Yekean673/
Ecuyan672/
Ekaiun672/
Yekein672/
Akoyen672/
Akayen672/
Jekien672/
Aekoun672/
Eskuin671/
Ekound671/
Ekajun671/
Ekayengue671/
Ekienė671/
Ekeung671/
Aikuen671/
Eakoun671/
Gikuen671/
Akujen671/
Jekeen671/
Hekoun671/
Escuyn671/
Ekeant671/
Ekuyam671/
Ekeing671/
Jekean671/
Ekauem671/
Eakeen670/

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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 Ekuyen
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