Ekrou Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekrou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekrou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1821:126,7656,185
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ekrou (11) may also be a first name.

Ekrou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekrou (Russian: Экроу) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekrou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ekrou live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekrou is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 126,765. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 31 percent live, Bas-Sassandra District, where 24 percent live and Lacs District, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekrou918/
Eckrou910/
Ekrout910/
Ekru89151/
Ekro8949/
Ikrou80623/
Ekrui80420/
Ekrut80163/
Ekrot80135/
Ekrod8025/
Ecrou8021/
Ekrud805/
Eikro804/
Ekrus804/
Ekruy801/
Eikru801/
Ekroi801/
Hekro801/
Ekruth7376/
Ekross7334/
Ekroot7328/
Eckrod7321/
Ekroya7315/
Eckrot7310/
Ekrutt739/
Eskros737/
Eckroy734/
Ekkrot731/
Ikrouh731/
Ikkrou731/
Jekhro731/
Geekru731/
Ekruya731/
Eckruh731/
Ekroyd731/
Ekrott730/
Ekra6718,592/
Eckrodt67214/
Ikro67123/
Jkro6765/
Eckrosh6715/
Ikru678/
Hekroos677/
Eckruth677/
Eskraus674/
Jekruoy672/
Eckroch672/
Jkru671/
Ykru671/
Ekcroth671/
Eskruch671/
Ekrauwe671/
Ecru671/
Hekrott670/
Eckroid670/

Ekrou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekrou in the Russian language
Экроуekrou-

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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 Ekrou
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