Egekeze Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Egekeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egekeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Egekeze Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Egekeze Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Egekeze occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egekeze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Egekeze live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 29 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Rivers, where 27 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Egekeze is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Egekeze Last Name Statistics demography

Egekeze earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egekezie931/
Ezekeeze803/
Ejekezie801/
Ezekezie801/
Ejikeze7116/
Ejekezi717/
Echiekezie711/
Ejekeje711/
Egaketse6722/
Hegjkezi671/
Edjekedje6368/
Echikezie633/
Ejekise571/
Hegyközi53174/
Ogaketse53105/
Hegykozi5313/
Hegyközy535/
Esetkyzy534/
Eseykyzy532/
Hegykozy531/

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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 Egekeze
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