Ekiru Surname

35,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,4651:3,193493
Uganda4921:79,3488,522
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ekiru (4,172) may also be a first name.

Ekiru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekiru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ekiru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,326th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 486,940 people. The last name Ekiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekiru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekiru is also the 107,487th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 4,172 people.

The surname Ekiru is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 14,465 people, or 1 in 3,193. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 77 percent are found, Samburu County, where 7 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Ekiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ekiru last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekirui914/
Ekirou911/
Ekirut911/
Jekirui834/
Akiru807,330/
Okiru806,082/
Ekeru801,474/
Ekuru801,184/
Eciru80340/
Ikiru8096/
Yekkuiru771/
Yikiru73475/
Echiru73103/
Akieru7396/
Okieru7359/
Aekuru7325/
Eakuru7318/
Gikiru7318/
Hakiru7316/
Aikiru7313/
Ekearu7313/
Akhiru738/
Ekurau738/
Akairu737/
Ekerup735/
Ekureu733/
Ekuruh733/
Ekerou732/
Ikirut732/
Ikisru731/
Okirau731/
Ekkuru731/
Eukuru731/
Ikieru731/
Okeiru731/
Akirui731/
Okiruh731/
Okoiru731/
Aakiru731/
Akkiru731/
Ekeuru731/
Okierou6799/
Eskerud6784/
Eckerud6738/
Iskirus675/
Yiikiru673/
Ikierou671/
Ekeyrou671/
Yechiru671/

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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 Ekiru
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