Ekeolu Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Ekeolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekeolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekeolu is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeolu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ekeolu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekeolu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 70 percent are found, Osun, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 12 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hekeoğlu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikeolu | 83 | 68 | / |
| Okeolu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ekiolu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Akeolu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekyolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eceoğlu | 77 | 245 | / |
| Akeolou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Eskioğlu | 71 | 931 | / |
| Heceoğlu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hökeoğlu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eşkioğlu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akiolu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Akyolu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okiolu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikyolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akyollu | 62 | 319 | / |
| Akiolou | 62 | 28 | / |
| Hakyolu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Ikejulu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akkyolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hakioğlu | 57 | 49 | / |
| Gikioğlu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Hakkıoğlu | 53 | 212 | / |
| Hakkioğlu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Akialu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Ekeolu
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