Ekya Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger271:710,81516,981
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ekya (59) may also be a first name.

Ekya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekya (Hindi: एक्या) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Ekya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ekya live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 59 people.

It is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger Ekya is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 93 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 4 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Niger this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekhya8917/
Ekyay899/
Jekya894/
Eekya893/
Yekya892/
Ekyea891/
Aekya891/
Ekyaa891/
Hekya891/
Ekyah891/
Eakya891/
Ekkya891/
Hekyat80122/
Ekaiya8016/
Ekeiya805/
Ekoyia801/
Eskyas801/
Ekuiya801/
Hekyaz801/
Ekia751,211/
Ikya75534/
Akya75428/
Okya7518/
Ekja752/
Ekyo751/
Ykya751/
Ekaiyah7341/
Heekyaa736/
Ekeyiay734/
Ekhaiya732/
Eakayya731/
Ekaaiya731/
Hezkyas731/
Okyay679,072/
Akyea675,091/
Akyaa672,201/
Ikyaa67694/
Akyay67690/
Ikhya6788/
Yekia6759/
Jekia6731/
Akhya6731/
Hekia6728/
Gekyo6727/
Ekiah6723/
Hakya6715/
Aekia6711/
Ekija679/
Aikya679/
Ekeah679/
Akkya678/
Yikya677/
Ekhia677/
Hikya676/
Iekyo675/
Akyah675/
Jikya673/
Ekeha673/
Akyağ673/
Ehikoiya672/
Ekioy672/
Gekia672/
Ikyoa671/
Uikya671/
Aakya671/
Ekkia671/
Hokya671/
Oikya671/
Ohkya671/
Jekyahas671/
Ikyah671/
Eakia671/
Ikyha671/
Ikyaz671/
Oykya671/
Ehkia671/
Ekyot671/
Ekías671/
Ekiaz671/
Aykya671/
Yokya671/
Ehikhyoa671/
Eikea671/
Ykhya671/
Akyha671/
Eikyo671/
Eekia671/
Ayiekyaa671/
Ekgia671/
Ahkya671/
Ekiae671/

Ekya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekya in the Hindi language
एक्याekya66.67
एकयाekaya33.33

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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 Ekya
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