Ekagu Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Ekagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekagu (12) may also be a first name.
Ekagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekagu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekagu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekagu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,048,281st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekagu are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekagu is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Ekagu is mostly found in: Cross River, where 51 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 16 percent are found and Delta, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekangu | 91 | 300 | / |
| Ekeagu | 91 | 75 | / |
| Ekangou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekanguu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okagu | 80 | 541 | / |
| Akagu | 80 | 452 | / |
| Ikagu | 80 | 176 | / |
| Ecagu | 80 | 49 | / |
| Ekegu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ekogu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okeagu | 73 | 1,709 | / |
| Ikeagu | 73 | 447 | / |
| Ekongu | 73 | 311 | / |
| Ikangu | 73 | 280 | / |
| Akagou | 73 | 66 | / |
| Ikhagu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ecangu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okaegu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikaegu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okaguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeagu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekougou | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ikhaghu | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ikang'u | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gikangu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Echeagu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ikahagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeaggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaeghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikaguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeaguu | 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 Ekagu
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