Ekodu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ekodu Last Name Facts

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

Ekodu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekodu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekodu is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Ekodu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekodu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 390,393. In Uganda Ekodu is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 64 percent live, Soroti District, where 20 percent live and Amuria District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda Ekodu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekodeu91113/
Ekoudou8344/
Ekodeuh831/
Akodu802,676/
Ekadu801,320/
Ecodu801,271/
Okodu80891/
Ekedu80102/
Ekudu8070/
Ikodu807/
Ekkudu73197/
Akoidu73151/
Akoodu7357/
Akuodu7345/
Okoidu7314/
Ikodut7311/
Ekaudu7310/
Ekkadu738/
Okuodu735/
Ekeudu733/
Ekudau732/
Akoedu732/
Akoddu731/
Ekadou731/
Ekaedu731/
Ikodeu731/
Ikuodu731/
Ecodus731/
Akkodu731/
Eekadu731/
Yokodou6726/
Geekudu674/
Yekkadu673/
Gaikodu673/
Ekudush673/
Eakkudu673/
Jkoudou671/
Gaykodu671/
Ekkhudu671/

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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 Ekodu
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