Ekii Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Ekii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 457 | 1:85,425 | 8,997 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ekii (14) may also be a first name.
Ekii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekii Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekii is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekii? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 642,034th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The last name Ekii is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekii are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 85,425. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Oyam District, where 30 percent are found, Kole District, where 23 percent are found and Amolatar District, where 15 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Ekii
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