Eketa Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Eketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India171:45,121,493474,784
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Eketa (71) may also be a first name.

Eketa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eketa (Hindi: एकेता, Marathi: एकता) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eketa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Eketa reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria Eketa is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 39 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 24 percent are found and Cross River, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeketa91380/
Ekeata9182/
Ekaeta9127/
Geketa918/
Eketai914/
Eketas913/
Ekieta913/
Eketha911/
Yeketa911/
Ekehta911/
Ekeita911/
Eketoa911/
Ezketa911/
Ekaetta8320/
Ekestad837/
Jeeketa831/
Jeketah831/
Ekettea831/
Hesketa831/
Eketatt830/
Oketa807,392/
Ekata803,543/
Ekete802,207/
Ekota801,090/
Ekita80580/
Eketi80245/
Iketa80226/
Aketa80223/
Eketo80110/
Eceta8028/
Ekety804/
Yketa801/
Eskestad7713/
Eckestad777/
Yekehtaz773/
Haketa731,376/
Echeta731,057/
Oketta73633/
Ekette73516/
Hiketa73344/
Oketah73125/
Ekatah73119/
Ekitaş73105/
Oketha73103/
Ekaita7369/
Ekatta7363/
Ekeato7358/
Ikeata7350/
Acketa7346/
Ekketi7333/
Eketeh7330/
Eikita7326/
Eketei7322/
Aiketa7320/
Ekhata7318/
Ekataa7317/
Iketau7314/
Ekeite7312/
Iekata7312/
Heceta7311/
Okeita7311/
Yekita7310/
Ekaeto7310/
Ekatay7310/
Jeketo7310/
Jekita739/
Yeketo739/
Gekete737/
Ekkata736/
Eketit736/
Ikeita736/
Aketta735/
Ekiete735/
Ekatau735/
Okoeta734/
Ekatai734/
Akeuta733/
Ekkete733/
Eakata733/
Điketa733/
Oketay732/
Aketea732/
Akieta732/
Ekaata732/
Esketi732/
Aekata732/
Geketo732/
Oketaj732/
Hekata731/
Oketai731/
Hekita731/
Eckete731/
Eekata731/
Eukita731/
Geceta731/
Aketah731/
Eukete731/
Ikieta731/
Ekeute731/
Ikeeta731/
Iekete731/
Jeceta731/
Okketa731/
Giketa731/
Ekatea731/
Ekitah731/
Ekitha731/
Ekeiti731/
Ekethe731/
Eketti731/
Ekeyti731/
Akeita731/
Ecetaa731/
Ecaeta731/
Oketea731/
Eketie731/
Ekeate731/
Oyketa731/
Ekgeto731/
Heskestad71240/
Ekaaita67708/
Ekiztas67218/
Esqueta67144/
Echeita67137/
Hiekata6765/
Eshketi6754/
Eskitaş6740/
Ekeatte6726/
Ekata'a6724/
Hakeeta6720/
Ezqueta6712/
Ikhetah678/
Jeketho678/
Okoetta675/
Eketteh674/
Ekiette674/
Haaketa674/
Ekeatoy673/
Echetta673/
Eicheta673/
Heikita672/
Yekitea672/
Ekaitat672/
Heckety671/
Eccetta671/
Ekataha671/
Yecheta671/
Jaiketa671/
Echetha671/
Ekeitte671/
Ekeette671/
Ekeatoi671/
Okketta671/
Okhetah671/
Ekketti671/
Ekiztaş671/
Ekesthe671/
Ekethie671/
Echeíta671/
Aqeetah671/
Eskhita671/
Okettah671/
Echetah671/
Ejkette671/
Eakette671/
Yeketho671/
Aekkata671/
Eakkata671/
Iecheta671/

Eketa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eketa in the Marathi language
एकताekata-
Eketa in the Hindi language
एकेताeketa50
ेकेतeketa25
एकताekata12.5
ेकेताeketa12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eketa
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