Eko Surname

21,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria12,9141:13,7171,386
Indonesia9,8581:13,4151,687
Papua New Guinea6941:11,7491,070
Togo5251:13,8053,854
India3541:2,166,85172,500
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Congo921:54,2294,909
Israel611:140,28914,966
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
England371:1,505,89364,828
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Greece251:443,19258,048
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Finland241:229,02918,579
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
France111:6,038,429280,838
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Micronesia41:26,561731
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Eko (31,859) may also be a first name.

Eko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eko (Hindi: एको, Marathi: एको) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Eko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eko is the 21,390th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 285,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Eko live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,626th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 31,859 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12,914 people, or 1 in 13,717. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 37 percent are found, Delta, where 18 percent are found and Anambra, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Eko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Eko last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Eko surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Eko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.97% more than the national average, earning R 653,424 per year and in United States they earn 31.59% more than the national average, earning $56,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeko8614,885/
Ekoh868,685/
Ekou863,922/
Geko862,028/
Ekoi861,977/
Ekoa861,264/
Aeko86654/
Ekuo86650/
Ieko86548/
Eiko86495/
Jeko86458/
Ecko86301/
Ekoo86284/
Ekoy86254/
Heko86240/
Eşko86212/
Euko86130/
Eľko8695/
Eako8648/
Ekko8647/
Đeko8631/
Ehko8621/
Eyko8618/
Ekho8611/
Ekoz8610/
Ekco869/
Eeko866/
Egko866/
Oeko863/
Eĺko863/
Ekqo861/
Ejko861/
Ekgo861/
Heiko753,246/
Geyko751,424/
Hecko75382/
Yekou75352/
Gekoi75294/
Jecko75241/
Gekko75191/
Heuko75189/
Hetko75175/
Hekoi75114/
Yieko7573/
Hejko7570/
Iheko7569/
Geiko7560/
Hieko7554/
Heško7545/
Hekou7539/
Hedko7536/
Geeko7535/
Yecko7534/
Gecko7533/
Jeťko7528/
Ekhou7525/
Ekouh7525/
Eikos7524/
Yekoi7522/
Yekho7520/
Eykho7519/
Eskoz7519/
Haeko7519/
Ekkou7519/
Heako7518/
Ekuoh7516/
Gekou7515/
Hekko7514/
Heyko7512/
Jekoš7511/
Ekkos7510/
Ekoss7510/
Jekoo7510/
Yetko759/
Gekoo759/
Jeiko757/
Ekous757/
Hekoy757/
Jehko757/
Ekuot756/
Jekko755/
Hoeko754/
Jekou754/
Hehko754/
Essko753/
Eakoz753/
Jedko753/
Yoeko753/
Etkoh753/
Jekoh753/
Jeśko753/
Yekko753/
Yezko753/
Eakou753/
Gejko752/
Ekhoa752/
Yekoo752/
Eukho752/
Ekooh752/
Eisko752/
Eckou752/
Jeňko752/
Aekou752/
Ekhot751/
Eikoh751/
Eikoy751/
Đetko751/
Hekoh751/
Ijeko751/
Ekuoe751/
Egkou751/
Iekot751/
Jejko751/
Yekoh751/
Yekoy751/
Yekuo751/
Yeşko751/
Gekho751/
Eikoi751/
Ejkot751/
Egkho751/
Egkot751/
Ekuoa751/
Ekkoh751/
Etdko751/
Aekho751/
Eakoo751/
Edkoi751/
Jeyko751/
Ekoit751/
Eckoh751/
Ekhoh751/
Edkuo751/
Eakoy751/
Yekoa751/
Eikoo751/
Eikot751/
Eskoo751/
Hyeko751/
Iecko750/
Oko67101,684/
Eka6794,362/
Ako6741,506/
Iko679,081/
Ayieko677,966/
Eco676,076/
Oyieko671,192/
Iheuko67212/
Giecko67132/
Jehkoh6796/
Ojieko6795/
Hechko6761/
Ekhoiz6760/
Iheako6758/
Eikost6757/
Jeszko6744/
Eiskop6739/
Heukou6737/
Hiekko6736/
Jekosz6734/
Yeskoo6733/
Aiyeko6733/
Hetcko6732/
Heikou6729/
Yko6727/
Heikoi6723/
Eckout6721/
Aheiko6718/
Eckopf6715/
Hescko6714/
Eikodd678/
Jko676/
Eqo675/
Eikoos674/
Eskoch674/
Hessko674/
Jekouz674/
Heszko674/
Jessko674/
Eattko673/
Ihekou673/
Ekouth673/
Yiekou673/
Eckous672/
Geekoh672/
Yekhou672/
Aayeko672/
Eijeko672/
Jeukou672/
Ajieko672/
Ekhois672/
Yekkou672/
Eshkoo671/
Jeikoi671/
Eckoss671/
Ekhouh671/
Eykhot671/
Eskout671/
Ihieko671/
Ekoaja671/
Yekoha671/
Hiekou671/
Jeakoh671/
Jeakou671/
Yeckou671/
Yetkou671/
Giejko671/
Egkhoh671/
Ekkout671/
Ekoaya671/
Ekhout671/
Eshkou671/
Oiyeko671/
Hekous671/
Yeskou671/
Jekoos671/
Jehkoa671/
Jhekoh671/
Hyedko671/
Jescko670/
Hiekot670/

Eko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eko in the Hindi language
एकोeko-
Eko in the Marathi language
एकोeko-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eko
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