Ekaru Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9331:23,8902,702
Uganda5171:75,5118,246
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Ekaru (968) may also be a first name.

Ekaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekaru (Hindi: ेकारू, Oriya: ଏକାରୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekaru is the 174,865th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,972,082 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekaru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 259,154th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 968 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,933 people, or 1 in 23,890. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 99 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya Ekaru is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Ekaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eukaru9132/
Ekearu9113/
Hekaru916/
Ekarui912/
Ekaeru912/
Yekaru911/
Ekarud911/
Jekaru911/
Ekareut8350/
Jekarui833/
Ihekaru833/
Ekarous831/
Ekaraut831/
Aekauru831/
Eskarus831/
Hekharu831/
Ekeru801,474/
Ikaru801,106/
Okaru80594/
Akaru80322/
Ekoru80190/
Ecaru8093/
Ykaru801/
Eskarous77184/
Ekarreut771/
Gikaru731,211/
Hakaru73480/
Hikaru73301/
Okharu7394/
Escaru7373/
Okauru7347/
Akaeru7338/
Ekouru7327/
Ikearu7310/
Akarui739/
Akkaru739/
Okaruh738/
Eikoru738/
Akairu737/
Okaeru737/
Ecarup737/
Jikaru735/
Okearu734/
Akauru733/
Akarau733/
Ikarou732/
Okarui732/
Akaruh732/
Ikharu732/
Ekeuru731/
Yikaru731/
Akareu731/
Ekhoru731/
Okarhu731/
Hykaru731/
Ecarus730/
Esckarous716/
Ikareut67522/
Akarahu67362/
Ekourou679/
Aikarou678/
Aekouru674/
Akaharu673/
Haikaru673/
Șeicaru672/
Idkarou671/
Hakharu671/
Okarahu671/
Akaarau671/
Iskarus671/
Yekoruh671/
Hakarou671/
Ekeyrou671/
Escaruz671/
Akeauru671/
Iskahru671/
Jkarush671/
Ecaruis670/

Ekaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekaru in the Oriya language
ଏକାରୁekaru-
Ekaru in the Hindi language
ेकारूekaru33.33
ेकरूआekaru'a33.33
ेकरुekaru33.33

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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 Ekaru
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