Ekeyo Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ekeyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838

Ekeyo (18) may also be a first name.

Ekeyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeyo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeyo? popularity and diffusion

Ekeyo is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Ekeyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Ekeyo reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekeyo is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Ekeyo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 97 percent live and Ebonyi, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekey89942/
Yekeyou8351/
Okeyo8026,401/
Akeyo804,714/
Ekoyo802,951/
Ekeya801,270/
Eckey80753/
Ekeyi80508/
Ekeye80154/
Ekiyo80152/
Eikey80136/
Ikeyo8035/
Eykey8033/
Ekuyo8027/
Ekiey8022/
Ekkey8019/
Jekey8018/
Ekayo8012/
Yekey808/
Hekey803/
Ekyio802/
Eceyo802/
Ekeiy801/
Ekeyu801/
Ekejo801/
Eakey800/
Aekey800/
Ehikieyo771/
Yekeye7386/
Ekauyo7355/
Heckey7352/
Okeyoh7327/
Jeckey7326/
Eukeya7321/
Eskayo7317/
Ekkayo7312/
Hetkey7311/
Jekejo7310/
Heykey7310/
Jekeye737/
Eceeyo737/
Ikeyou734/
Heakey733/
Ekayod733/
Ekheye732/
Eickey732/
Eadkey732/
Ekoeye732/
Hekeye731/
Hiekey731/
Yoekey731/
Ekieye731/
Eekoyo731/
Eikeyi731/
Ekoeyi731/
Ikoeyo731/
Yetkey731/
Hakeyo731/
Gekeye731/
Ekoyot731/
Ekaiyo731/
Ekeeya731/
Ekooyo731/
Akieyo731/
Akeeyo731/
Akeyoh731/
Akheyo731/
Aekeya731/
Jekeio731/
Jekeyu731/
Ekeiyi731/
Heikey730/
Heekey730/
Eiskey730/
Eskkey730/
Okey6710,881/
Ekue675,183/
Ekou673,922/
Akey673,816/
Ekoi671,977/
Ekoa671,264/
Ekeu67830/
Ekoe67814/
Ekie67794/
Ekei67456/
Ekea67414/
Ikey67365/
Ekee67272/
Ekoy67254/
Ekae67173/
Ekay67157/
Ijekeye6778/
Ekye6719/
Eakkayo6717/
Ykey6711/
Ekejaya6710/
Jehkayo675/
Ecey672/
Jeackey671/
Ekauyoh671/
Eqey671/
Ekayouh671/
Heskeys671/
Yeskeye671/
Heckeyt671/
Heickey670/
Hieskey670/
Heiskey670/
Yeskeey670/

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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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  • 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 Ekeyo
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