Ekien Surname
Approximately 502 people bear this surname
Ekien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 485 | 1:47,570 | 2,964 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ekien (327) may also be a first name.
Ekien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekien is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ekien click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekien? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekien is the 614,324th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Ekien reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekien is also the 484,932nd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 327 people.
It is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 47,570. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Lacs District, where 38 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent are found and Comoé District, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ekien
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