Ekob Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Ekob Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Ekob (67) may also be a first name.
Ekob Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekob Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekob (Russian: Экоб) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekob click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekob? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekob is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ekob reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 67 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon Ekob is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 73 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 23 percent are found and East Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekob | 89 | 109 | / |
| Yekob | 89 | 11 | / |
| Eckob | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hekob | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eskoub | 80 | 37 | / |
| Jekcob | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yehkob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekkob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekop | 75 | 2,649 | / |
| Akob | 75 | 1,085 | / |
| Ecob | 75 | 432 | / |
| Ekab | 75 | 201 | / |
| Ekov | 75 | 186 | / |
| Ikob | 75 | 90 | / |
| Okob | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ekub | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ykob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eqob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hejkoub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekkoob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jecob | 67 | 2,930 | / |
| Jekab | 67 | 690 | / |
| Eakub | 67 | 634 | / |
| Ekope | 67 | 601 | / |
| Akoob | 67 | 391 | / |
| Hekov | 67 | 140 | / |
| Iskob | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ekhov | 67 | 110 | / |
| Akoeb | 67 | 104 | / |
| Jekop | 67 | 84 | / |
| Yokob | 67 | 50 | / |
| Igkob | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hakob | 67 | 44 | / |
| Escob | 67 | 36 | / |
| Eikov | 67 | 23 | / |
| Eykov | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yekop | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ekops | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akkob | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekkab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yecob | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekouv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yikob | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okobh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekehb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejkov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gikob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iokob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekhab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gekab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okojb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aekab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okohb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eacob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekebh | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekob Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekob in the Russian language | ||
| Экоб | ekob | - |
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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 Ekob
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