Ekeji Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1691:151,5349,603
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Ekeji (27) may also be a first name.

Ekeji Last Name Facts

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

Ekeji (Hindi: ए॰के॰जी॰, Marathi: ेेकेजी) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekeji is the 315,094th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,118,846 people. The surname Ekeji is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekeji reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeji is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 151,534. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 31 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Abia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Ekeji Last Name Statistics demography

Ekeji earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekedji91262/
Jekeji917/
Eckeji911/
Ekei89456/
Ekeejie831/
Ikeji806,514/
Ekesi80527/
Ekeyi80508/
Ekeja80249/
Ekaji80159/
Eckei8068/
Ekoji8062/
Ekiji8062/
Ekeje8045/
Ekezi8035/
Ekuji8026/
Ekeid808/
Iekei807/
Yekei807/
Jekei805/
Ekeie802/
Ekegi802/
Ekhei802/
Eikei802/
Ekkei801/
Eukei801/
Ekeiy801/
Ezkei801/
Ekcei801/
Ekeci801/
Ekeit801/
Ekejo801/
Ekezie734,777/
Ekisei73255/
Ikeaji73186/
Ikedji73110/
Heikei7348/
Echeji7346/
Ekidji7330/
Yekoji7324/
Ekedje7323/
Ekeasi7318/
Hekesi7315/
Ekojie7313/
Ikejie7311/
Jekejo7310/
Ikeiji738/
Ekesit737/
Jekeje735/
Ekkoji734/
Ekezei734/
Ekezis734/
Ekesie734/
Ekaaji734/
Gekkei733/
Yetkei732/
Ekejeh731/
Yekeui731/
Ekeize731/
Ekecih731/
Yekiji731/
Ekejah731/
Eikeyi731/
Ekoeyi731/
Eikiji731/
Ikkeji731/
Geikei731/
Ehekei731/
Ekajie731/
Ekkiji731/
Ekeiha731/
Eskaji731/
Eskezi731/
Heskei731/
Hekkei731/
Jekeio731/
Eckoji731/
Ekajih731/
Ekeiyi731/
Eekeja731/
Ekai6721,878/
Ekue675,183/
Ikei672,748/
Ekoi671,977/
Ekey67942/
Ekeu67830/
Ekoe67814/
Ekie67794/
Ekea67414/
Ekee67272/
Ekae67173/
Ekui6786/
Ekeuhie6775/
Ihekaji6735/
Heđkezi6724/
Ekhojie6722/
Eshkeie6721/
Ekye6719/
Ekeesit6716/
Ekkajit6715/
Ykei6712/
Ekejaya6710/
Eskeitz679/
Ekeijeh678/
Ekaj676/
Ikej676/
Heskeia674/
Ekeezie674/
Ekuj672/
Eakajit672/
Jekkeis671/
Hekezie671/
Ekkezie671/
Heckezi671/
Ekeasit671/
Ekeisih671/
Eckeidt671/
Echejei671/
Ecej671/
Eekajit671/
Ekij671/
Jeekaji671/

Ekeji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekeji in the Hindi language
ए॰के॰जी॰ekeji-
Ekeji in the Marathi language
ेेकेजीeekeji-

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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 Ekeji
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