Ekbu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ekbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ekbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekbu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekbu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekbu is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ekbu is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ekbu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ekbu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Ekbu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eikbu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Jekbu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eikebu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Eakbut | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akbu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Okbu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ikbu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jkbu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eickbush | 67 | 91 | / |
| Akbou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akbuğ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yokbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Equbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Itkbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakkbuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heckbush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eickbusch | 62 | 33 | / |
| Hiekbusch | 62 | 0 | / |
| Eacbus | 60 | 2 | / |
| Akhbou | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hakbou | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ekvouh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Oikebu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ocbu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aqbu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Eqvu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yqbu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Oqbu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ikvu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hickbush | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekbu
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