Ekoyo Surname
Approximately 2,951 people bear this surname
Ekoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,560 | 1:69,196 | 5,018 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ekoyo (242) may also be a first name.
Ekoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekoyo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekoyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekoyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekoyo is the 149,670th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,469,517 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekoyo reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekoyo is also the 574,510th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 242 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,560 people, or 1 in 69,196. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 87 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Cross River, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Ekoyo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ekoyo
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