Ekegha Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Ekegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ekegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekegha is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekegha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekegha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekegha are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 40 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Ekegha is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekiegha | 92 | 70 | / |
| Ekeagha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekega | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ekogha | 83 | 769 | / |
| Ekagha | 83 | 131 | / |
| Ekigha | 83 | 121 | / |
| Ekeghe | 83 | 96 | / |
| Akegha | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ikegha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ekehga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekeghi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeaga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeinga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ikiegha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akegaha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ekeaghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akeigha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekigha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekegesh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oykegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekgegaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekoga | 73 | 460 | / |
| Ecega | 73 | 158 | / |
| Okega | 73 | 95 | / |
| Ikega | 73 | 53 | / |
| Ekaga | 73 | 49 | / |
| Akega | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekege | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ekego | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekegi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekhaghai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akagha | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Ikegai | 67 | 436 | / |
| Okeiga | 67 | 257 | / |
| Ekigho | 67 | 151 | / |
| Ekeugo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Akigha | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ikogha | 67 | 71 | / |
| Okoega | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ikegah | 67 | 63 | / |
| Okagha | 67 | 56 | / |
| Echega | 67 | 26 | / |
| Akegah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ekogho | 67 | 19 | / |
| Okiega | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekighe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikagha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikeghe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikygha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okogha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekogaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekhaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekagaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekagho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okeaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikoega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeyga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekogoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikegaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekojga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekahga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeage | 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
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- 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 Ekegha
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