Enekan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Enekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Enekan (102) may also be a first name.
Enekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Enekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Enekan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Enekan? popularity and diffusion
Enekan is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Enekan are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 102 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Enekan is primarily found in: Rivers, where 71 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found and Ondo, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eniekan | 92 | 48 | / |
| Genekan | 92 | 44 | / |
| Aenekan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Eneikan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yenekan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oenekan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jenekan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yenekean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enikan | 83 | 38 | / |
| Anekan | 83 | 35 | / |
| Enakan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Inekan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heinekant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Henieckan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aniekan | 77 | 3,359 | / |
| Yenikan | 77 | 245 | / |
| Aneikan | 77 | 23 | / |
| Öneykan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Anekkan | 77 | 17 | / |
| Hanekan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ainekan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Iniekan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Enekong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ineikan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Annekan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Inekhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Genecan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engekon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aneekan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hennekam | 71 | 419 | / |
| Yonekean | 71 | 23 | / |
| Hanaekan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Anniekan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aaniekan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aneikean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aniekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eneikong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aniekean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iniekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hannekan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ainekang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enacan | 67 | 399 | / |
| Onikan | 67 | 289 | / |
| Anakan | 67 | 258 | / |
| Anikan | 67 | 199 | / |
| Onakan | 67 | 102 | / |
| Inakan | 67 | 83 | / |
| Jainekhan | 67 | 44 | / |
| Onecan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Enokon | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hennekein | 67 | 25 | / |
| Anokan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Enikam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Onekon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Enican | 67 | 14 | / |
| Inokan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Inecan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Enecon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Inikan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anecan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Inekon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yenekoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henieckon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanneckan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Enekan
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