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'.
- eke40sevenEke Demographics
Eke Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Eké or Ēķe. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eke? popularity and diffusion
Eke is the 3,547th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,107 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 held first name globally, held by 20,799 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 137,910 people, or 1 in 1,284. In Nigeria Eke is most numerous in: Imo, where 39 percent are found, Abia, where 12 percent are found and Enugu, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Eke is found in 97 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
Eke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Eke has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Eke surname grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Eke surname are 1.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.59% being registered to vote for 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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