Ekeka Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Ekeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 380 | 1:466,165 | 23,604 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekeka (133) may also be a first name.
Ekeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekeka (Hindi: ेकेका) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 651,048th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekeka reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeka is also the 804,402nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 133 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 466,165. In Nigeria Ekeka is mostly found in: Edo, where 17 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekekai | 91 | 12 | / |
| Ekeaka | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gekeka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekekha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jekeka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yekeka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekeeka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yekekai | 83 | 8 | / |
| Eskeika | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekeakha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeke | 80 | 10,958 | / |
| Ekoka | 80 | 1,109 | / |
| Ikeka | 80 | 537 | / |
| Okeka | 80 | 315 | / |
| Akeka | 80 | 277 | / |
| Ekika | 80 | 92 | / |
| Ekeko | 80 | 50 | / |
| Ekeki | 80 | 26 | / |
| Eceka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jikeka | 73 | 459 | / |
| Jekeqa | 73 | 206 | / |
| Okoeka | 73 | 193 | / |
| Ikeaka | 73 | 138 | / |
| Okeaka | 73 | 71 | / |
| Ikeuka | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ekekeh | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ikekea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ikekha | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gekeke | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yekeko | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ekoeko | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ekeeke | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ecekai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eekaka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okeuka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekekie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aikeka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eekeke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hikeka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hekika | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikekai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ecakka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ecaeka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekeuko | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekeko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hakeka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekekis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekekee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekeako | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yekika | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekeuke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekkaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okekka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okekha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yikeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeket | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekoka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekokka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikieka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikekhai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ekikaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hekikai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekeskär | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eekaiko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haikeka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eekakka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jikekap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeiket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikaeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoekah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikekhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekiekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekeka in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकेका | ekeka | - |
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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 Ekeka
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