Ekyem Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Ekyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekyem is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekyem? popularity and diffusion
Ekyem is the 566,665th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekyem reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Barring Ghana this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekayem | 91 | 11 | / |
| Akyem | 80 | 437 | / |
| Ikyem | 80 | 283 | / |
| Ekaem | 80 | 72 | / |
| Ekiem | 80 | 52 | / |
| Okyem | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ekeem | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ekeam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekeim | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekeum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekhayeme | 77 | 130 | / |
| Ijekeyem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekayehme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaiyeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekeem | 73 | 262 | / |
| Ekheim | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hekiym | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ekawem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jkayem | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekayim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hekiem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akkyem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekeyim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekayum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekauem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikyemn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekayam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eykeim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekhayemhe | 71 | 55 | / |
| Ekhaiyeme | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ekahayeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eikheim | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ekhaiyemhe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akuiyem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yekeime | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekoueme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eakieam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekieme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikyiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heckeem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekyem
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