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
Ekegha is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekegha.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekegha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,210,518th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekegha live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ekegha is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Ekegha is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 40 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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- 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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