Ekiou Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Ekiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ekiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekiou is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekiou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekiou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekiou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 93 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekiu | 89 | 155 | / |
| Jekhiou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekoyu | 80 | 540 | / |
| Ekoju | 80 | 254 | / |
| Ekiju | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ekiau | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ekeou | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ikiou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jkiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekoiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aakiou | 73 | 138 | / |
| Ekehou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Akhiou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ekeoyu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okhiou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekuoyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikioui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edkoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeskiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Agkiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iskiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heikiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddkiouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yekeyou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Heikius | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ikioiue | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ikiu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jekkoju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eqiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hekehou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jkiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heskiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikiouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekoyou | 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 Ekiou
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