Ekebi Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekebi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekebi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England21:27,859,030389,889

Ekebi (21) may also be a first name.

Ekebi Last Name Facts

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

Ekebi is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekebi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Ekebi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekebi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekebi is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 86 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Kogi, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekebai912/
Ekeibi911/
Ekeebi911/
Ekebei911/
Ekebie911/
Yekebi911/
Ekhebie8330/
Eshkebi833/
Hekebai831/
Ekiebai831/
Ekebe80885/
Ekeba80266/
Akebi80184/
Ekabi80178/
Ekibi8097/
Ekobi8072/
Okebi8067/
Ikebi8023/
Ekeby801/
Ekeibuis771/
Ekeibeid771/
Echebi73223/
Ekaebe73154/
Ekoboi7391/
Ekabie7389/
Okebei7388/
Akebie7374/
Okebie7363/
Jekevi7322/
Ikiebi7316/
Akebai7316/
Okeibi7315/
Eskeby7312/
Ekeibe738/
Akeboi737/
Ekebed735/
Ekaabi735/
Okebyi733/
Ekeaba733/
Okaebi733/
Ekobie733/
Ekeabe732/
Ekebay732/
Ekevei732/
Eckeby732/
Hekeba732/
Ekieba731/
Eikebe731/
Hecebi731/
Okiebi731/
Ekibai731/
Ekiebe731/
Ikesbi731/
Yekibi731/
Ekabai731/
Ekkabi731/
Okebui731/
Akeebi731/
Akeabi731/
Okeubi731/
Okebii731/
Ekiobi731/
Ikaebi731/
Ekibie731/
Ekhabi731/
Okeabi731/
Yekeba731/
Ekibio731/
Ijekebe6722/
Okiebai6714/
Echeibi6713/
Echeabi677/
Echebei675/
Yekheba674/
Ekeybay672/
Ekaibid671/
Okoebai671/
Hekhabi671/
Yekebeh671/
Ekeibeh671/
Ikhebie671/
Ikebich671/
Eckesby670/

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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 Ekebi
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