Ekofu Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Ekofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ekofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekofu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekofu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekofu is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Ekofu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekofu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Ekofu is most frequent in: Edo, where 67 percent live, Ogun, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekuofu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ekofou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okofu | 80 | 1,344 | / |
| Akofu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ekefu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikofu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okuofu | 73 | 139 | / |
| Okofou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okhofu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akofou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekafuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikoofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhuofu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Akuofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoufui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkofui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okefu | 60 | 36 | / |
| Ikafu | 60 | 21 | / |
| Okafu | 60 | 13 | / |
| Akafu | 60 | 9 | / |
| Ikefu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Akefu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Akaefu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Akefou | 55 | 9 | / |
| Okeufu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Akafuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Akaffu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Akkafu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Akophou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekofu
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