Ekeonu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekeonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekeonu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ekeonu Last Name Facts

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

Ekeonu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekeonu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeonu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekeonu is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekeonu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 43 percent live, Nasarawa, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 21 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekeeonu923/
Ikeonu83127/
Ekeanu8318/
Okeonu8315/
Akeonu831/
Echeonu7746/
Ikeognu772/
Ikejionu711/
Ekianu675/
Ikeanu671/
Ikyongu6245/
Ikujonu6215/
Ikuyonu624/
Ikhionu621/
Jecheanu5766/
Ikehungu576/
Ikyongou571/
Ikyonngu571/
Ikgejionu535/
Akyanu506/
Akianu504/
Ikyanu501/
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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 Ekeonu
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