Ekerin Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekerin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekerin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4771:371,36819,809
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ekerin (15) may also be a first name.

Ekerin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekerin is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekerin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 612,595th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ekerin are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekerin is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 15 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 371,368. In Nigeria Ekerin is mostly found in: Lagos, where 41 percent reside, Ogun, where 28 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekering9271/
Eskerin927/
Ekerion922/
Ekerind922/
Jekerin921/
Ekern91781/
Ekcherin86232/
Ekkerink8677/
Eckering861/
Ekeren83334/
Okerin8373/
Eckern8357/
Akerin837/
Ekarin837/
Ekirin832/
Ikerin832/
Jeckering8092/
Yeckering8080/
Ikerina7761/
Eekeren7738/
Ekkeren7729/
Ekirion7721/
Hekeren7715/
Ekeräng779/
Jikerin775/
Eikeren774/
Okerien773/
Eketryn772/
Eketren772/
Heckern771/
Hekerim771/
Yekerim771/
Yokerin771/
Akerien771/
Oekernn771/
Etkeren771/
Aekarin771/
Ekkarin771/
Yeckerinng751/
Ekorn7331/
Okern738/
Akern731/
Ekarn731/
Heekeren71100/
Eichkern7116/
Eijkeren7115/
Aekkarin711/
Ekheruen711/
Ihekeren711/
Jeikeren711/
Okeren67469/
Akeren67235/
Ekrene67105/
Jäckering67102/
Akarin6772/
Ecarin6745/
Akirin6741/
Ekhorn6736/
Akorin6714/
Heeckeren6712/
Okorin6711/
Aakerøien677/
Akerén676/
Ackern676/
Ikarin676/
Icerin675/
Ökeren674/
Ikorin673/
Aqerin672/
Okarin672/
Ekirng671/
Ikeren671/
Ehikheren671/
Ikerne671/
Ikirin671/
Hickering670/
Hakern670/

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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 Ekerin
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