Ekebe Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
Ekebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 732 | 1:241,998 | 14,038 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ekebe (153) may also be a first name.
Ekebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekebe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺒﻪ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekebe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekebe is the 397,886th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekebe are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 743,570th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 153 people.
The surname Ekebe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 241,998. In Nigeria Ekebe is most common in: Ebonyi, where 44 percent live, Cross River, where 24 percent live and Delta, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekebe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺒﻪ | akbh | - |
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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 Ekebe
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