Enekan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Enekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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 last name Enekan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Enekan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Enekan occurs predominantly 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. Enekan is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 102 people.

Enekan is most frequently used 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 live, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eniekan9248/
Genekan9244/
Aenekan924/
Eneikan924/
Yenekan923/
Oenekan921/
Jenekan921/
Yenekean861/
Enikan8338/
Anekan8335/
Enakan833/
Inekan831/
Heinekant801/
Henieckan801/
Aniekan773,359/
Yenikan77245/
Aneikan7723/
Öneykan7720/
Anekkan7717/
Hanekan7713/
Ainekan7710/
Iniekan776/
Enekong774/
Ineikan773/
Annekan771/
Inekhan771/
Genecan771/
Engekon771/
Aneekan771/
Hennekam71419/
Yonekean7123/
Hanaekan718/
Anniekan713/
Aaniekan711/
Aneikean711/
Aniekhan711/
Eneikong711/
Aniekean711/
Iniekhan711/
Hannekan711/
Ainekang711/
Enacan67399/
Onikan67289/
Anakan67258/
Anikan67199/
Onakan67102/
Inakan6783/
Jainekhan6744/
Onecan6737/
Enokon6731/
Hennekein6725/
Anokan6718/
Enikam6718/
Onekon6716/
Enican6714/
Inokan678/
Inecan676/
Enecon674/
Inikan674/
Anecan672/
Inekon672/
Yenekoung671/
Henieckon671/
Hanneckan670/

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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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  • 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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