Family name Ekan (เอก 
, Ekan 
, Экан 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Ekan is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a rare surname, Thailand, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Thailand, and India. More prevalently, Ekan is the forename as well as the last name.