Ekisi Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Ekisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Ekisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekisi (Russian: Экиси) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekisi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ekisi live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ekisi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 69 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ekisi exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekisi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekisi in the Russian language | ||
| Экиси | ekisi | - |
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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 Ekisi
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