Ekainu Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Ekainu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
Ekainu (42) may also be a first name.
Ekainu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekainu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekainu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekainu? popularity and diffusion
Ekainu is the 849,693rd most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. Ekainu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekainu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 558,810. In Nigeria Ekainu is mostly found in: Benue, where 64 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria Ekainu exists in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekayinu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekinu | 91 | 812 | / |
| Ekanu | 91 | 183 | / |
| Ekaihinu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekangu | 83 | 300 | / |
| Ekeanu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Yekanu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ekeinu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ekatnu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akainu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekaunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Edkinu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekinu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jekinu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekannu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekanui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekannou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekangou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hekanou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekeianu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jekinou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekahanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanu | 73 | 1,689 | / |
| Okanu | 73 | 1,015 | / |
| Ikanu | 73 | 213 | / |
| Akinu | 73 | 177 | / |
| Ikinu | 73 | 169 | / |
| Ecanu | 73 | 103 | / |
| Ekenu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Okinu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Akajinuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eckhanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yikanu | 67 | 2,415 | / |
| Ikingu | 67 | 539 | / |
| Okeanu | 67 | 319 | / |
| Ikangu | 67 | 280 | / |
| Ikinou | 67 | 239 | / |
| Yekenu | 67 | 85 | / |
| Akaunu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Akannu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jikanu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jekenu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ekengu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hekenu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akanau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikanou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ecangu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hikanu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikannu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikuinu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akinui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akeanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aicanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akhanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akanui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akinau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aquinu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecineu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iskanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Escanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekenuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okannu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akanuu | 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 Ekainu
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