Eke Surname
Approximately 158,056 people bear this surname
Eke Surname Definition:
From the Danish, Ek; from the Old Norse, Eik; from the Dutch, Eik; a personal name.
Read More About This SurnameEke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137,910 | 1:1,284 | 166 |
| Turkey | 7,526 | 1:10,340 | 1,365 |
| Benin | 2,903 | 1:3,560 | 447 |
| England | 1,531 | 1:36,393 | 4,770 |
| Cameroon | 1,358 | 1:15,294 | 2,085 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| United States | 986 | 1:367,605 | 32,648 |
| Hungary | 919 | 1:10,681 | 1,240 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| India | 494 | 1:1,552,764 | 57,800 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Papua New Guinea | 376 | 1:21,685 | 2,327 |
| Indonesia | 223 | 1:593,046 | 47,213 |
| Romania | 199 | 1:100,894 | 11,463 |
| Germany | 147 | 1:547,656 | 45,370 |
| Solomon Islands | 98 | 1:5,919 | 848 |
| Latvia | 96 | 1:21,355 | 3,219 |
| Serbia | 94 | 1:76,010 | 6,672 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Slovakia | 68 | 1:78,477 | 15,212 |
| Spain | 63 | 1:742,096 | 31,639 |
| Ivory Coast | 62 | 1:372,117 | 13,068 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 539 | 1:45,223 | 5,639 |
The alternate forms: Eké (2) & Ēķe (3) are calculated separately.
Eke (20,799) may also be a first name.
Eke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Danish, Ek; from the Old Norse, Eik; from the Dutch, Eik; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'creation', 'destiny'.
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Eke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻙ, Hindi: एके, Marathi: ेके, Oriya: ଏେକ, Russian: Еке) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Eké or Ēķe. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eke? popularity and diffusion
Eke is the 3,547th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 46,107 people. The surname Eke is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Eke live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,728th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 20,799 people.
The surname Eke is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 137,910 people, or 1 in 1,284. In Nigeria Eke is mostly found in: Imo, where 39 percent reside, Abia, where 12 percent reside and Enugu, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
Eke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Eke has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Eke surname grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Eke last name are 1.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.59% registered with the party.
The amount Eke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.89% less than the national average, earning 225,325 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.95% more than the national average, earning R 334,956 per year; in United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $52,883 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eke in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେକ | eeka | - |
| Eke in the Hindi language | ||
| एके | eke | 52.46 |
| ेके | eke | 26.23 |
| ए़के़ | eke | 6.56 |
| ए॰के॰ | eke | 6.56 |
| ए़के | eke | 3.28 |
| Eke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻙ | ak | 37.5 |
| ﺃﻙ | ak | 37.5 |
| ﺍﻛﻪ | akh | 25 |
| Eke in the Marathi language | ||
| ेके | eke | 33.33 |
| रेके | reke | 22.22 |
| एके | eke | 22.22 |
| उेके | ueke | 22.22 |
| Eke in the Russian language | ||
| Еке | eke | - |
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