Ekob Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jekob89109/
Yekob8911/
Eckob891/
Hekob891/
Eskoub8037/
Jekcob802/
Yehkob801/
Jekkob801/
Ekop752,649/
Akob751,085/
Ecob75432/
Ekab75201/
Ekov75186/
Ikob7590/
Okob755/
Ekub752/
Ykob751/
Eqob751/
Hejkoub731/
Jekkoob731/
Jecob672,930/
Jekab67690/
Eakub67634/
Ekope67601/
Akoob67391/
Hekov67140/
Iskob67134/
Ekhov67110/
Akoeb67104/
Jekop6784/
Yokob6750/
Igkob6748/
Hakob6744/
Escob6736/
Eikov6723/
Eykov6723/
Yekop6721/
Ekops6713/
Akkob6711/
Ekkab677/
Yecob676/
Ekouv675/
Yikob674/
Okobh672/
Ekehb672/
Ejkov672/
Gikob672/
Iokob672/
Ekhab672/
Gekab672/
Akuob671/
Okojb671/
Aekab671/
Ekabh671/
Ekkov671/
Okohb671/
Eacob671/
Ekebh671/

Ekob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekob in the Russian language
Экобekob-

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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
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  • 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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