Ekedegba Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Ekedegba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Ekedegba (26) may also be a first name.
Ekedegba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekedegba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekedegba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekedegba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,785,358th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekedegba reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekedegba is also the 2,084,397th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Ekedegba is most prevalent in: Benue, where 94 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ekedegba
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