Ekre Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ekre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2601:19,7782,527
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
Ivory Coast1311:176,1167,859
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
India231:33,350,669396,143
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ekre (51) may also be a first name.

Ekre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekre Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ekre (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻩ, Marathi: एकरे, Russian: Екре) is most common in Norway. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 412,986th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,634,533 people. Ekre is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Ekre live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 51 people.

The last name Ekre is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 260 people, or 1 in 19,778. In Norway Ekre is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent live, Western Norway, where 5 percent live and Central Norway, where 1 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live.

Ekre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ekre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ekre last name grew 6,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ekre surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ekre earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning 291,006 kr per year and in United States they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $55,020 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekere8912,159/
Yekre89114/
Ekreš8989/
Ekire8977/
Eikre8956/
Eckre8952/
Hekre897/
Ekree891/
Ekkre891/
Etkre891/
Ekrie891/
Ekrey890/
Hekere8071/
Eckret8014/
Ekeire804/
Ekhere803/
Ekeere803/
Ekaire802/
Ekqere801/
Ekrech801/
Ek'ire801/
Yekhre801/
Hekire801/
Eikere801/
Ekesre801/
Eskere801/
Ekresh801/
Edkere801/
Eakere801/
Eskret800/
Eckere800/
Eker7545,421/
Ekra7518,592/
Akre7510,259/
Ekri75376/
Okre75146/
Ikre75142/
Ekir7536/
Ecre7517/
Ykre752/
Ekry751/
Jkre751/
Eskrett7356/
Eskreis7322/
Jeckrey7316/
Ekreich7311/
Eskreys735/
Ihekrie731/
Ehikhre731/
Ojiekre731/
Yekhres731/
Heckere731/
Heckret730/
Ecker6722,737/
Eaker673,356/
Aakre672,177/
Ekker671,359/
Eiker67601/
Ekrui67420/
Ikere67361/
Euker67303/
Geker67300/
Okrie67267/
Ecret67201/
Heker67159/
Akrie67132/
Akrey67124/
Ackre67116/
Ikire67112/
Ieker6790/
Ekier6788/
Okrey6775/
Akhre6759/
Okrei6753/
Ekeer6745/
Hecre6736/
Akreh6736/
Eskir6734/
Jikre6725/
Okhre6724/
Ekher6722/
Ezker6721/
Đeker6719/
Hekri6717/
Jekri6714/
Eckra6714/
Hikre6713/
Akrei6712/
Ekerå6711/
Ekuir6711/
Ekryd679/
Eyker678/
Ekrai678/
Ekraj677/
Okreu677/
Eikra677/
Yokre676/
Akrea675/
Ekray675/
Hakre675/
Jkrey674/
Ecres673/
Jekra673/
Ekirt673/
Ikreh672/
Eheikere672/
Jecre672/
Gekri672/
Ikhre671/
Ikred671/
Ihkre671/
Eacre671/
Eakir671/
Eeker671/
Eucre671/
Equre671/
Gecre671/
Akkre671/
Ykrey671/
Ekeir671/
Eckri671/
Hekra671/
Jskre671/
Yekri671/
Egkra671/
Ekruy671/
Eskreiss671/
Escre671/
Akree671/
Okreh671/
Ikrie671/
Yekra671/
Ykrea671/
Eakri671/
Ekroi671/
Eskri671/
Jykre671/
Ecckrett670/
Ekkra670/
Ockre670/
Ekear670/

Ekre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekre in the Marathi language
एकरेekare-
Ekre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻩakrh50
ﺍﻛﺮﺍakra50
Ekre in the Russian language
Екреekre-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekre
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