Ekeke Surname

47,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,8601:17,9661,699
Cameroon4511:46,0516,047
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Congo751:66,5215,787
England411:1,358,97760,528
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
France61:11,070,454349,096
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Ekeke (560) may also be a first name.

Ekeke Last Name Facts

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

Ekeke (Russian: Екеке) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,253rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 665,043 people. The surname Ekeke is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekeke reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeke is also the 355,253rd most common given name internationally. It is borne by 560 people.

The surname Ekeke is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9,860 people, or 1 in 17,966. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 45 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ekeke occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Ekeke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ekeke last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ekeke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.66% more than the national average, earning R 398,412 per year and in United States they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $48,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekeke9148/
Ekekeh9135/
Gekeke9123/
Ekeeke918/
Ekekie915/
Eekeke914/
Ekeuke912/
Ekekee912/
Ekeake911/
Ekkeke911/
Ekeket911/
Ezkeke911/
Ekek8988/
Edkeker832/
Ekeiket831/
Heukeke831/
Ekiekie831/
Ekhekhe831/
Ekeakhe831/
Okeke80428,810/
Akeke801,588/
Ikeke801,458/
Ekeka80464/
Ekoke80151/
Ekiek8064/
Ekake8053/
Ekike8046/
Ekeki8026/
Ekece806/
Hekek803/
Ekeks802/
Ekeck802/
Ekeuk801/
Gekek801/
Ekeak801/
Eekek801/
Ekekh801/
Ikeike7334/
Hekike7327/
Ekakea7327/
Ikekea7327/
Okekeh7320/
Hekake7317/
Hekeik7315/
Ekegue7315/
Ekekai7312/
Akeake7311/
Akekeh7310/
Ikeker739/
Hakeke739/
Okeuke738/
Okekie737/
Okekee735/
O'Keke734/
Okeake734/
Eekiek734/
Jikeke734/
Ikeake734/
Okeike733/
Ekioke733/
Ekeaka733/
Okkeke733/
Hekiek732/
Ekekis732/
Okekei732/
Okekej732/
Okekeu732/
Ekeeka731/
Akekee731/
Akeike731/
Okekea731/
Eekake731/
Ikeket731/
Yekeka731/
Ekakke731/
Ekitke731/
Aikeke731/
Akekei731/
Gikeke731/
Ikeked731/
Ikekeh731/
Jekeka731/
Jekeqe731/
Ekekha731/
Ikeakhe67187/
Ekik67165/
Ikek6724/
Yekekai678/
Ekeskär677/
Akekeih675/
Okehkeh673/
Ekechey673/
Ekec672/
Ekechei672/
Ekaikeh672/
Ekeg672/
Jekeche671/
Heskeeg671/
Ikeykey671/
Ekkechi671/
Ekikeet671/
Okekieh671/
Ekeechi671/
Yikeket671/
Ekaekay671/
Ekekowa671/
Ikeikei671/
Ikekhea671/
Ekeakha671/
Ykek671/
Akeïkeï671/
Ekyk671/
Ekjk671/

Ekeke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekeke in the Russian language
Екекеekeke-

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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 Ekeke
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