Ekoju Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Ekoju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 253 | 1:154,305 | 13,566 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ekoju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekoju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekoju occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoju? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekoju is the 1,003,904th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekoju live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 154,305. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 74 percent live, Soroti District, where 19 percent live and Ngora District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edkoju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekju | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jekkoju | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekaju | 80 | 1,570 | / |
| Ekoyu | 80 | 540 | / |
| Ekuju | 80 | 385 | / |
| Ikoju | 80 | 234 | / |
| Ekeju | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ekocu | 80 | 106 | / |
| Ekiju | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ekiou | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ekeou | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ekaou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekoiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekosu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekhosu | 73 | 137 | / |
| Yokoju | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ekiyou | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ekehou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ekejut | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yekaou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekajju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekuoyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jekyou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikojju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekoyau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekojoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekohut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekiu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Echkaou | 67 | 136 | / |
| Yekeyou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hekehou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eikiyou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gajkoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekhiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekoyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhasou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekquaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikyojou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekayouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikhoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikkoju | 67 | 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 Ekoju
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