Ekefre Surname

208,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekefre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekefre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9761:89,6476,251
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Ekefre (186) may also be a first name.

Ekefre Last Name Facts

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

Ekefre occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekefre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 208,204th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,667,612 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekefre live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 186 people.

The last name Ekefre is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,976 people, or 1 in 89,647. In Nigeria Ekefre is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 71 percent are found, Cross River, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ekefre exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ekefre Last Name Statistics demography

Ekefre earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekefere9255/
Ekefrey9227/
Ekeffre925/
Ekefrre924/
Ekeefre922/
Ekeffere861/
Ekefra8312/
Ekefer8310/
Ikefre836/
Ekefri834/
Akefre832/
Ekafre831/
Ekefry831/
Ikifre672/
Ieckhefer671/
Echefer6215/
Okofrie623/
Okofrey621/
Ikeufer621/
Echiffre573/
Echeffer571/
Esqueffer534/
Jhkieffer531/

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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 Ekefre
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