Ebeke Surname
Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname
Ebeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,120 | 1:158,163 | 9,941 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Cameroon | 137 | 1:151,599 | 16,647 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Ebeke (168) may also be a first name.
Ebeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ebeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ebeke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻚ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ebeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 265,253rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,940,709 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ebeke live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 168 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,120 people, or 1 in 158,163. In Nigeria Ebeke is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 59 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found and Enugu, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ebeke exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Ebeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ebeke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ebeke last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ebeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ebeke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺑﻚ | abk | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺑﻚ | abk | 33.33 |
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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 Ebeke
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