Ekoto Surname
Approximately 4,640 people bear this surname
Ekoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,076 | 1:6,752 | 838 |
| DR Congo | 1,382 | 1:53,458 | 6,444 |
| Congo | 84 | 1:59,394 | 5,297 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ekoto (170) may also be a first name.
Ekoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekoto (Russian: Экото) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ekoto.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 101,715th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,570,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekoto live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 170 people.
Ekoto is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,076 people, or 1 in 6,752. In Cameroon Ekoto is mostly found in: South Region, where 53 percent are found, Centre Region, where 39 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekoto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekoto in the Russian language | ||
| Экото | ekoto | - |
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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 Ekoto
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