Echobu Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Echobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 214 | 1:827,770 | 36,611 |
| Uganda | 117 | 1:333,669 | 22,303 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Echobu (83) may also be a first name.
Echobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Echobu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Echobu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Echobu is the 832,284th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Echobu reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 83 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria Echobu is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 60 percent reside, Plateau, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 35 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecobu | 91 | 92 | / |
| Echabu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Echebu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Eshobu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Echowu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ichobu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jecobu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Achobu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echubu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etchoubou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gichobu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Echeubu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eshobhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eashobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yetchoubou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Esobu | 73 | 740 | / |
| Ejobu | 73 | 314 | / |
| Ecabu | 73 | 182 | / |
| Icobu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Etchouboult | 71 | 1 | / |
| Etchawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ehsoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esiobu | 67 | 574 | / |
| Achebu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Achabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ichabu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yejobu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ichowu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jicobu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochebu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Itchoubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jecabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esobhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochabu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Echobu
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