Ekoua Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Ekoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 620 | 1:33,498 | 4,517 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Congo | 74 | 1:67,420 | 5,853 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekoua (1,044) may also be a first name.
Ekoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekoua is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 347,156th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekoua reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 247,928th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 1,044 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 33,498. In Cameroon Ekoua is mostly concentrated in: South Region, where 52 percent reside, Centre Region, where 27 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 29 percent reside and The Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekouas | 91 | 30 | / |
| Ekouah | 91 | 8 | / |
| Yekoua | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hekoua | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekouaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekoa | 89 | 1,264 | / |
| Ekouaya | 83 | 73 | / |
| Yiekoua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jeukoua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekouahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikoua | 80 | 154 | / |
| Ekouo | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ekoué | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ekoah | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ekoui | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ekaou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekoha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ekaua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekeua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekhoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekuoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ecoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yekoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ykoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yokoua | 73 | 463 | / |
| Ekouho | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ekuyai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yikoua | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yekaou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aikoua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekouey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekojia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekojga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eckouo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekoyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuyoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekouos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jehkoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ickoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikouaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikouas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekujai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekujoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hykoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekoiao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jkouah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeaua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekouhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekohad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekoe | 67 | 814 | / |
| Ekae | 67 | 173 | / |
| Echkaou | 67 | 136 | / |
| Eskouee | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ikoa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Geekoah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ekao | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ecoa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ekué | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jkoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eetkoat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihekoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehikhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikouaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekojiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekouott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeukouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeukuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekoea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juikoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiskoua | 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
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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 Ekoua
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