Ekechi Surname

86,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekechi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,5171:32,1092,677
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England211:2,653,24194,788
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Ekechi (611) may also be a first name.

Ekechi Last Name Facts

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

Ekechi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekechi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekechi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,000th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,300,187 people. Ekechi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekechi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 337,969th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 611 people.

Ekechi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,517 people, or 1 in 32,109. In Nigeria Ekechi is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 56 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Enugu, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ekechi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekechi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ekechi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.16% less than the national average, earning R 68,544 per year and in United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eekechi922/
Ekechei922/
Ekechit921/
Ekkechi921/
Eskechi921/
Jekechi921/
Ekechie921/
Ekeechi921/
Hekechi921/
Eckechi921/
Ekeci911/
Okechi839,274/
Ikechi836,754/
Akechi833,894/
Ekichi83147/
Ekachi8342/
Ekecha8322/
Ekecsi8312/
Ekeche8310/
Ekochi834/
Ekecih831/
Ikeuchi7724,044/
Ekyochi77212/
Ekachai77167/
Jekecha77120/
Eketshi7768/
Eikichi7718/
Echechi779/
Okechie777/
Ikeachi777/
Ekhachi776/
Ekeuche774/
Ikechie774/
Iikechi773/
Ekechey773/
Akeachi773/
Okeachi773/
Ikeechi773/
Ockechi772/
Okeechi771/
Jekeche771/
Okaechi771/
Ekecher771/
Okeuchi771/
Ikehchi771/
Ekachii771/
Okoechi771/
Akechai771/
Ekiochi771/
Akechii771/
Akechui771/
Akeechi771/
Akeuchi771/
Aakechi771/
Ekichoi771/
Ikechio771/
Ekici7347,973/
Ekezi7335/
Ekece736/
Ekkachai7116/
Aekachai712/
Eakachai712/
Okeuchie711/
Ekyotchi711/
Okochi6718,523/
Ekezie674,777/
Okachi673,454/
Akochi672,951/
Akichi672,788/
Eketsi67651/
Akachi67625/
Akeche67411/
Ikeche67382/
Ikichi67191/
Okichi6781/
Ikachi6758/
Ekicha6722/
Okeche6721/
Ekoche6720/
Ikecha6712/
Jekezi679/
Aekkachai678/
Jekeji677/
Ekhizi677/
Ikochi675/
Ekezei674/
Ekezeh673/
Eceche671/
Ekichy671/
Ekejeh671/
Eckeji671/
Ikecih671/
Ekeize671/
Ekicoi671/
Akechy671/
Eakkachai671/
Ekochy671/

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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 Ekechi
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