Ekerem Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ekerem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekerem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekerem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekerem is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekerem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ekerem are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Ekerem is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 80 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hekerem | 92 | 140 | / |
| Ekereme | 92 | 36 | / |
| Yekerem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ihekerem | 86 | 39 | / |
| Ekerheim | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ekerim | 83 | 90 | / |
| Akerem | 83 | 30 | / |
| Ekarem | 83 | 25 | / |
| Okerem | 83 | 5 | / |
| Eqerem | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ekehierem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eckerheim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hakerem | 77 | 17 | / |
| Echerem | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekariem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekerime | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okereum | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekireme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ecerrem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekerim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekerim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekareem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockerem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Akerheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akirem | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ekarim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ackerheim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okarem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akerim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ihecherem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akarem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekorim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikerim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okorem | 67 | 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
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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 Ekerem
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