Ekobu Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Ekobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 253 | 1:154,305 | 13,566 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Ekobu (91) may also be a first name.
Ekobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekobu is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekobu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 988,329th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekobu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ekobu is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 91 people.
The last name Ekobu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 154,305. In Uganda Ekobu is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 29 percent reside, Serere District, where 27 percent reside and Amuria District, where 21 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekobu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Yekobu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ekoubou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekabu | 80 | 244 | / |
| Ekebu | 80 | 182 | / |
| Ekubu | 80 | 164 | / |
| Okobu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Ecobu | 80 | 92 | / |
| Akobu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ikobu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Yekoubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eckoubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoibu | 73 | 252 | / |
| Hikobu | 73 | 134 | / |
| Okoebu | 73 | 64 | / |
| Yokobu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Ekabut | 73 | 23 | / |
| Eikebu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Yekabu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekubeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okobuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jecobu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akoobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akuobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekubau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okobou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekanpou | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ikoubou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekkabut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekeubou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gekkabu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eakabut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekabust | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akoibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekabutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecobuzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoobuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekampou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekabuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Escobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jecobus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ekobu
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