Ekeogu Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4101:432,05622,278
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ekeogu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeogu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeogu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 683,026th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name Ekeogu is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ekeogu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ekeogu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 432,056. In Nigeria Ekeogu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Abia, where 16 percent reside and Rivers, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ekeogu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ekeogu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.23% less than the national average, earning R 8,964 per year and in United States they earn 113.5% more than the national average, earning $92,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekejiogu862/
Ikeogu831,257/
Okeogu83119/
Ekeagu8375/
Akeogu833/
Echeogu7794/
Ekeaagu771/
Ikeougu771/
Ikeogou771/
Ikeoghu771/
Eskioguj711/
Okiogu6717/
Ikyogu676/
Ikyongu6245/
Icheogu6244/
Echeagu628/
Ikeaguu621/
Echiogu621/
Akajiogu5713/
Ikehungu576/
Ikyongou571/
Icheogou571/
Ikyonngu571/
Ikyagu5021/
Ikiugu5017/
Okiagu502/

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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 Ekeogu
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