Ekebaye Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ekebaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekebaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Ekebaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekebaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺒﺎﻱ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekebaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekebaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ekebaye is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ekebaye is most common in: Kebbi, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekebye922/
Ekebay922/
Ekeybay862/
Akebayeh801/
Hikebaye801/
Ecebay7770/
Ekobay7729/
Akebay7711/
Okebay773/
Ekebai772/
Ekebei771/
Ekebue771/
Ekebie771/
Akebeye7167/
Akabaye7148/
Ekhebie7130/
Ekabayu7127/
Okebayo715/
Okeboye713/
Ekobayo712/
Ikibaye711/
Ekejbau711/
Okebiye711/
Ekiebai711/
Yekibay711/
Hekebai711/
Ikabaye711/
Ekaeboyo6727/
Akieboye6715/
Akebieye673/
Ekeibeid671/
Akhabaye671/
Hakibaye671/
Ichebaye671/
Okeibiye671/
Ogkeboye671/

Ekebaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekebaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺒﺎﻱakbay-

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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 Ekebaye
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