Ekighe Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ekighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaighe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekige | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekiyeghe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ekigha | 83 | 121 | / |
| Ekeghe | 83 | 96 | / |
| Akighe | 83 | 42 | / |
| Ekughe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekaghe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ikighe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekiger | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekiegha | 77 | 70 | / |
| Aikighe | 77 | 39 | / |
| Ekeaghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekigha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikigher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akeighe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekuge | 73 | 42 | / |
| Akige | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekege | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okige | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ekigi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekiyegha | 71 | 56 | / |
| Ikiyeghe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Aikighie | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ekiyagha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekiyonge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekegha | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ikaige | 67 | 119 | / |
| Okaige | 67 | 24 | / |
| Akhige | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akighi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akaige | 67 | 16 | / |
| Okeige | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikeghe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gekigi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikhige | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akughe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okihge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akigih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okughe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akigeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akihge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikiget | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heckhiger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekighe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis