Ekech Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Ekech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ekech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekech occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ekech click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekech? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ekech reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Ekech is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 27 percent live and Kano, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Ekech occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeche | 91 | 10 | / |
| Eketch | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekec | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jekeche | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akech | 80 | 70,132 | / |
| Okech | 80 | 28,435 | / |
| Ekoch | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ecech | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ekach | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ikech | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekich | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ekekh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekeci | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hesketch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeche | 73 | 382 | / |
| Yekich | 73 | 44 | / |
| Jekich | 73 | 39 | / |
| Okiech | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hakech | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ockech | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okeech | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eskich | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jekecs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akehch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeych | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okechh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oekach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekic | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ekeç | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ekecowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esquech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eketshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekez | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekech
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