Ekeh Surname

9,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeh Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'creation', 'destiny'.

Ekeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria58,4361:3,031395
Togo1,4701:4,930918
Cameroon4641:44,7615,889
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
England701:795,97243,050
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ekeh (1,141) may also be a first name.

Ekeh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'creation', 'destiny'.

- eke40seven

Ekeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeh is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekeh is the 9,259th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 119,074 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekeh are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeh is also the 235,667th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 1,141 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 58,436 people, or 1 in 3,031. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 47 percent are found, Anambra, where 11 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ekeh occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Ekeh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ekeh surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ekeh are 31.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ekeh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.84% more than the national average, earning R 448,752 per year and in United States they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $47,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekeuh8965/
Ekkeh8937/
Ekehe8911/
Ekeah899/
Ekeeh892/
Eckeh892/
Ekehs891/
Aekeh891/
Eke86158,056/
Ekehed8029/
Ekehes801/
Ekeeth801/
Heketh801/
Okeh7519,330/
Ikeh758,702/
Akeh754,811/
Ecke753,746/
Heke752,219/
Eike751,720/
Ekke751,271/
Ekey75942/
Ekeu75830/
Ekie75794/
Geke75568/
Ekei75456/
Eeke75421/
Ekea75414/
Ekee75272/
Ekha75196/
Ekhe75131/
Eyke75115/
Eceh75103/
Ekih7592/
Eake7574/
Ekce7555/
Oeke7542/
Aeke7540/
Ekeç7540/
Đeke7536/
Ekeş7531/
Ieke758/
Ekhy757/
Eqeh757/
Euke755/
Ekhi755/
Ehke753/
Ekhé753/
Ejke752/
Egke751/
Ekje751/
Ekeš751/
Eÿke751/
Ekqe751/
Eskehed7321/
Ekehher731/
Hekhgeh731/
Heskesh730/
Eicke672,253/
Hieke672,247/
Heike672,145/
Hecke672,110/
Okieh671,942/
Heeke671,428/
Eckey67753/
Hoeke67700/
Heuke67537/
Hheke67450/
Oikeh67438/
Hakeh67234/
Hekke67150/
Heyke67149/
Eikey67136/
Heßke67132/
Akeuh67114/
Eikje6795/
Ekaih6792/
Eijke6784/
Eykhe6773/
Ekhai6771/
Eckei6768/
Hejke6759/
Haeke6757/
Ekkje6752/
Ekeer6745/
Eecke6743/
Eadke6743/
Eechi6741/
Okeeh6741/
Akieh6738/
Eycke6733/
Eykey6733/
Hekha6731/
Eke'e6729/
Gejke6728/
Heake6727/
Akheh6726/
Etkes6723/
Eckie6723/
Ekiey6722/
Okkeh6721/
Ezker6721/
Gecke6721/
Eakhe6720/
Ekkey6719/
Đeker6719/
Ekkih6716/
Jieke6715/
Eikep6715/
Hekie6712/
Eszke6712/
Akkeh6711/
Eakea6711/
Ekerå6711/
Ekhøy6711/
Eucke678/
Eakha678/
Ekeid678/
Iekei677/
Ekich676/
Ekhøi676/
Eikhe676/
Ekche675/
Eykes675/
Gehke675/
Ekchi675/
Aikeh675/
Okheh675/
Ekije675/
Eikesæth675/
Ekkha674/
Hekeu674/
Hekea674/
Gekke674/
Eakie673/
Hekey673/
Ikeeh673/
Eizke673/
Okeyh673/
Ikheh673/
Ekeet673/
Hekhe673/
Jikeh673/
Eikke672/
Ekhoa672/
Easke672/
Eeket672/
Gekhi672/
Akeih672/
Ekhei672/
Ikieh672/
Eikei672/
Oekke672/
Hikeh672/
Heskeths671/
Ekkea671/
Oekie671/
Ockeh671/
Iekha671/
Iekhe671/
Ekhaj671/
Ekkei671/
Ehcke671/
Eeker671/
Eekes671/
Ezcke671/
Eukei671/
Gekhe671/
Jeeke671/
Okeih671/
Eykie671/
Okehh671/
Eekie671/
Ezkei671/
Hesketch671/
Hekhi671/
Okeuh671/
Oekhe671/
Ekahy671/
Ekcei671/
Ekeed671/
Ekkee671/
Ekkie671/
Ekhee671/
Ekeit671/
Eskez671/
Eugke671/
Eukea671/
Eckih671/
Ogkeh671/
Ekhui671/
Eikea671/
Aekke671/
Eqkke671/
Eacke670/
Eikie670/
Eakey670/
Ettke670/
Aekey670/
Geeke670/
Ecked670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekeh
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