Ekobi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ekobi (25) may also be a first name.

Ekobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekobi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Ekobi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekobi reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ekobi is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The surname Ekobi is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 81 percent are found, Centre Region, where 7 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekoboi9191/
Ekoubi9187/
Ekobie913/
Jekobi912/
Yekkobi831/
Jeikobi831/
Jekkobi831/
Okobi8014,719/
Akobi808,814/
Ekobe801,069/
Ekoba80887/
Ekubi80350/
Ikobi80230/
Ekebi80198/
Ekabi80178/
Ekoby8031/
Ecobi805/
Okoboi733,255/
Ekouba73203/
Okoobi73133/
Ekoube73109/
Ekabie7389/
Akuobi7389/
Ekobey7373/
Akoibi7353/
Jekobe7349/
Eskubi7338/
Okuobi7334/
Ekobay7329/
Escobi7326/
Ecoboi7319/
Okobai7318/
Ekhoba7315/
Ikobit7312/
Gikobi7311/
Ikoboi7311/
Aikobi7310/
Yokobi738/
Okobie738/
Akoobi737/
Ekubit735/
Akoboi735/
Ajkobi735/
Ekaabi735/
Ekubai735/
Ekoboy734/
Ekuboi734/
Aekobe734/
Akobyi734/
Ekouby733/
Ekobet733/
Iokobi733/
Ekabio732/
Gekobe732/
Hakobi732/
Ekhubi732/
Ecobio732/
Ekebai732/
Ecobit731/
Akobie731/
Akobei731/
Yekoba731/
Ekabai731/
Ezkubi731/
Jikobi731/
Jekoba731/
Ekoiba731/
Ykoubi731/
Ekkabi731/
Ekohba731/
Ekeebi731/
Ekebei731/
Yekabi731/
Ekhabi731/
Yecobi731/
Ekoibe731/
Ekobee731/
Ekebie731/
Jecobi730/
Ekhebie6730/
Akoiboi679/
Akhoubi679/
Yokoibi677/
Hekovoi673/
Akkoubi672/
Aijkobi672/
Yeqoobi671/
Escobai671/
Okoebai671/
Ekubioh671/
Ikoibai671/
Hekebai671/
Hekhabi671/
Yokobio671/
Ekabait671/
Escobid671/
Akouboi671/
Jekobaa671/
Ekhuoba671/

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