Ekeyo Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Ekeyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
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.
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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 Ekeyo
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