Ekaku Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ekaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2021:11,9282,248
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Ekaku (156) may also be a first name.

Ekaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekaku (Hindi: एककु, Russian: Экаку) is found most frequently in Namibia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ekaku.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 775,315th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekaku live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most common forename worldwide, borne by 156 people.

The last name is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 11,928. In Namibia Ekaku is most frequent in: Oshikoto Region, where 36 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 29 percent reside and Ohangwena Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekeaku9114/
Ekakou9112/
Ekauku913/
Ekakau911/
Ekkaku911/
Heikaku834/
Ekhakhu831/
Ikaku80889/
Okaku80852/
Akaku80418/
Ecaku80364/
Ekoku80254/
Ekeku8034/
Ekacu8022/
Hokaku73371/
Gekoku73197/
Eikoku73164/
Ikkaku73151/
Ekeuku7339/
Akaiku7337/
Okeaku7328/
Jikaku7326/
Ikeaku7317/
Okhaku7313/
Akhaku739/
Akaaku736/
Ikakus733/
Ekokou732/
Okakou732/
Akakau732/
Okkaku731/
Iikaku731/
Ikasku731/
Ekuoku731/
Eekoku731/
Aikaku731/
Ecakku731/
Ecokau731/
Akakui731/
Ekakoe731/
Yekoku731/
Yokaku731/
Jekhakhou711/
Hakkaku673,076/
Ekuikui671,578/
Okhakhu67280/
Gaikaku6741/
Ekoukou6714/
Akahkuh674/
Jhikaku674/
Eecakku671/
Akaakuh671/
Hikakau671/
Izkakou671/
Jikkaku671/

Ekaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekaku in the Hindi language
एककुekaku-
Ekaku in the Russian language
Экакуekaku-

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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 Ekaku
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