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
The last name Ekagu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekagu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. Ekagu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekagu live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Ekagu is most common in: Cross River, where 51 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 16 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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