Ekire Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Ekire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ekire (15) may also be a first name.
Ekire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekire (Marathi: एकीरे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ekire reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekire is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.
The surname Ekire is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Abia, where 1 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ekire is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekire in the Marathi language | ||
| एकीरे | ekire | - |
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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 Ekire
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