Ekendu Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Ekendu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Ekendu (10) may also be a first name.
Ekendu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekendu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekendu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekendu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Ekendu are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
The surname Ekendu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 78 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria Ekendu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekendou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ihekendu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okendu | 83 | 267 | / |
| Ikendu | 83 | 54 | / |
| Ekindu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekemdu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ecendu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echendu | 77 | 4,897 | / |
| Akendeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikeundu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okenndu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okenduh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akendou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okndu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iheakndu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Echendau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akindu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ikindu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Okindu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ichendu | 62 | 58,178 | / |
| Gikindu | 62 | 883 | / |
| Ikyondu | 62 | 26 | / |
| Akindou | 62 | 14 | / |
| Echindu | 62 | 8 | / |
| Yikindu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Okindou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ikemdau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ihchendu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ijchendu | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekendu
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