Ekebu Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Ekebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 132 | 1:295,752 | 20,635 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Ekebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekebu is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ekebu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekebu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,263,456th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekebu reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 48 percent live, Soroti District, where 28 percent live and Amolatar District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Ekebu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeabu | 91 | 30 | / |
| Eikebu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Jekebu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ekebgu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekkebus | 83 | 152 | / |
| Yekebou | 83 | 94 | / |
| Eckebus | 83 | 39 | / |
| Jekebhu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ekeubou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekkeabu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekejbau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eckebud | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ekobu | 80 | 260 | / |
| Ekabu | 80 | 244 | / |
| Okebu | 80 | 227 | / |
| Ikebu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Akebu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ecebu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ekibu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hekkebus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekeibuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akeebu | 73 | 93 | / |
| Okoebu | 73 | 64 | / |
| Hokebu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Echebu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yekibu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okebou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akaebu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekevu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikebud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okebui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aqeebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oikebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekesbucht | 71 | 0 | / |
| Akheebu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yekibou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhebhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakeebu | 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
- 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 Ekebu
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