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
Ekainu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekainu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 849,693rd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekainu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekainu is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used forename globally, held by 42 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 558,810. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 64 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 2 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis