Ekineye Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ekineye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ekineye (29) may also be a first name.
Ekineye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekineye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekineye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekineye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekineye is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekineye are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Ekineye is mostly found in: Rivers, where 87 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ekineye is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekinye | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ekiney | 92 | 4 | / |
| Akineye | 86 | 64 | / |
| Yekinee | 86 | 9 | / |
| Akinieye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akineeye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekenye | 77 | 144 | / |
| Ekinay | 77 | 123 | / |
| Ekinei | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ikinye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikinee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekinie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikiney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekinea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akiney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akainieye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Okuneye | 71 | 1,803 | / |
| Akinoye | 71 | 320 | / |
| Okeneye | 71 | 312 | / |
| Okinaye | 71 | 52 | / |
| Eskinay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ekunoye | 71 | 15 | / |
| Akiniye | 71 | 12 | / |
| Equiney | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yekinie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okineyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akinuye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekeanye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yekenee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akineje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekunaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ockiney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akkiney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikeinye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okiniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekeneya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekiniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikinaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikionye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akinaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okunneye | 67 | 162 | / |
| Akinuoye | 67 | 125 | / |
| Okhinaye | 67 | 47 | / |
| Okeinaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akinhoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hokuneye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkinoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okienaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikienoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akinooye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikinoye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekineye
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