Ekeoha Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeoha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeoha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3211:551,84726,913
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Ekeoha (13) may also be a first name.

Ekeoha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeoha occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeoha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 844,382nd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname Ekeoha is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekeoha are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeoha is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.

Ekeoha is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria Ekeoha is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 31 percent live, Abia, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 17 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and The Gambia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikeoha83447/
Okeoha8357/
Ekehoa831/
Eukeoa831/
Ekeoea831/
Ikeoa731/
Okeoa731/
Ikejioha7123/
Ikeijoha712/
Okheoa6714/
Ikheoa672/
Ikeoho672/
Okeoho671/
Ikioha671/
Ikehao671/

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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 Ekeoha
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