Ekemi Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Ekemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Congo1161:43,0094,057
Gabon41:472,2983,618
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ekemi (41) may also be a first name.

Ekemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekemi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekemi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,044,719th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekemi live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name globally, held by 41 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria Ekemi is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 48 percent live and Gabon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekemi913/
Ekiemi912/
Ekemie911/
Iekemi911/
Ekemmi911/
Aekemi911/
Hekeemi831/
Jekemei831/
Ekeme802,746/
Ekema802,131/
Ikemi801,576/
Ekomi801,423/
Akemi80316/
Ekami80121/
Okemi80121/
Ekimi8076/
Ecemi8010/
Ekemy809/
Aiyekemi777/
Yeskeymi774/
Ezkheimi773/
Eshkeemi771/
Ekomie731,342/
Echemi73282/
Eikema73227/
Yekeme73210/
Hekami73110/
Hakemi73106/
Okiemi7399/
Ekemma7378/
Ekamai7351/
Yekimi7341/
Hekimi7335/
Jekeme7334/
Akiemi7327/
Hekema7322/
Eekema7321/
Ekemhe7321/
Ekeama7313/
Akemei7311/
Okaemi7310/
Okeimi738/
Akeemi737/
Gikemi737/
Okemmi736/
Ikiemi735/
Ekhami734/
Okeami734/
Eikeme734/
Yekema734/
Eekami734/
Jekimi734/
Aekomi733/
Ikeemi733/
Gekeme733/
Ekaeme733/
Ekeeme733/
Ekamie733/
Akeimi733/
Ekamui732/
Ekhema732/
Okeymi732/
Jikemi732/
Akemoi732/
Akemie732/
Akhemi731/
Okemii731/
Ejkeme731/
Okemie731/
Ikoemi731/
Ikaemi731/
Akaemi731/
Ikemoi731/
Okhemi731/
Ekammi731/
Ekeume731/
Aikemi731/
Akemui731/
Eakema731/
Okemei731/
Ikemie731/
Ekheme731/
Ekemeh731/
Akemhi731/
Hikemi731/
Hekkema67350/
Eskimiş67321/
Jikiemi6787/
Hakeemi6759/
Heikema6741/
Yechemi6739/
Hechemi6714/
Yekeime6712/
Yeskimi679/
Ikhemie678/
Yokemei676/
Eskemer676/
Hekeama675/
Aikemai674/
Heckema673/
Hakiemi673/
Ekeumeh673/
Ekemhay672/
Akhemie671/
Eijkeme671/
Akeemyi671/
Okhemie671/
Okeamai671/
Yekieme671/
Hakemmi671/
Ehkhami671/
Akiemie671/
Ecaemai671/
Ijekeme671/
Ihekeme671/
Ekemoha671/
Yekimmi671/
Jeckimi671/
Hekamei671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ekemi
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