Ekeanu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Ekeanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Ekeanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekeanu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekeanu is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Ekeanu is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ekeanu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ekeanu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 73 percent live and Abia, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeianu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekanu | 91 | 183 | / |
| Ekenu | 91 | 32 | / |
| Ekainu | 83 | 322 | / |
| Okeanu | 83 | 319 | / |
| Ekangu | 83 | 300 | / |
| Yekenu | 83 | 85 | / |
| Jekenu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ekeonu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ekengu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hekenu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yekanu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ekeinu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ekianu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akeanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekatnu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekenuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekanui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekannu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekaunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekenou | 77 | 69 | / |
| Ekannou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okeyanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekeeonu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yekenut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hekanou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekangou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekayinu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokeanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekanguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekahanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaanup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akanu | 73 | 1,689 | / |
| Okenu | 73 | 1,121 | / |
| Okanu | 73 | 1,015 | / |
| Ekinu | 73 | 812 | / |
| Ikanu | 73 | 213 | / |
| Ecanu | 73 | 103 | / |
| Akenu | 73 | 75 | / |
| Ikenu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jecheanu | 71 | 66 | / |
| Ekaihinu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eckhanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeekeenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yikanu | 67 | 2,415 | / |
| Ikangu | 67 | 280 | / |
| Ikeonu | 67 | 127 | / |
| Akaunu | 67 | 63 | / |
| Akannu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ikengu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Jikanu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Echenu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akanau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikanou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ecangu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hikanu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikannu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akhanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okeenu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akainu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okeneu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akanui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yokenu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yikenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akanuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iskanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edkinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Escanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okenui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okannu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikyanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekeanu
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