Ekao Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Congo

Ekao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ekao (16) may also be a first name.

Ekao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekao is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekao? popularity and diffusion

Ekao is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Ekao reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ekao is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Ekao is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Egkao8967/
Eckao8912/
Ekaou8911/
Eskao895/
Ekaoh893/
Ekaho892/
Hekao891/
Ekkaeo8045/
Yekaou804/
Yekaho801/
Ekaiyo801/
Eadkao801/
Jeekao801/
Akao7536,336/
Okao756,667/
Ekoa751,264/
Ecao75141/
Ikao7547/
Jkao751/
Echkaou73136/
Eadkhao738/
Jeekhao736/
Iedkhao731/
Eadkeao731/
Akaho671,502/
Ekoua671,053/
Hokao67974/
Eko'o67525/
Aikao67145/
Okaeo67114/
Hecao6797/
Ikkao6768/
Ekouo6759/
Escao6747/
Ikaot6742/
Hakao6741/
Ikaou6737/
Ekoho6731/
Aykao6729/
Akkao6719/
Ekoah6717/
Ahkao6715/
Okhao6714/
Egcao6713/
Akaoo6712/
Akcao678/
Gikao677/
Ekoha677/
Jkaou674/
Ekaua674/
Ekeua673/
Okaho673/
Ikhao673/
Yecao673/
Akauo672/
Yokao672/
Ekhoa672/
Hikao672/
Yekoa671/
Eicao671/
Jikao671/
Ikaho671/
Ekuia671/
Igkao671/
Aka'o671/
Ekuoa671/
Ogkao671/
Akaoh671/
Akaao671/

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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 Ekao
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