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 last name Ekire (Marathi: एकीरे) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Ekire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ekire live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 15 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Ekire is mostly found in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Abia, where 1 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Ekire exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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
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- 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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