Ekru Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ekru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ekru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekru (Oriya: ଏକୃ) occurs most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekru is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ekru are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 5,182,874. In India it is most prevalent in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 99 percent reside and Odisha, where 1 percent reside. Besides India Ekru exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekrui89420/
Ekrou89191/
Ekrut89163/
Ekrud895/
Ekrus894/
Eikru891/
Ekruy891/
Ekruth8076/
Ekrutt809/
Yekrou808/
Oekrui801/
Eckruh801/
Geekru801/
Eckrou800/
Ekrout800/
Okru75111/
Akru7557/
Ikru758/
Jkru751/
Ykru751/
Ecru751/
Eckruth737/
Eskraus734/
Eskruch731/
Ikrou67623/
Okruh6780/
Hakru6727/
Ecrou6721/
Okruy679/
Okhru677/
Okreu677/
Okrui674/
Iskru672/
Okruj671/
Akkru671/
Jecru671/
Ecreu671/
Aykru671/
Jkeru671/
Aikru671/
Ecruz671/
Escru671/
Hikru671/

Ekru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekru in the Oriya language
ଏକୃekr-

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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 Ekru
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