Ekto Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ekto (51) may also be a first name.

Ekto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekto (Russian: Экто) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ekto is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ekto are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name globally, borne by 51 people.

Ekto is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ekto is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent live and Cross River, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ektto894/
Oekto891/
Ektoa891/
Ekta751,004/
Okto75425/
Ikto75349/
Akto75276/
Ecto75119/
Jkto751/
Egto751/
Ykto751/
Yekta676,086/
Aktoğ67501/
Hecto67439/
Yokto67341/
Ektaş67318/
Aktoy67301/
Gecto67108/
Akhto6728/
Jekta6725/
Egtos6719/
Aekta675/
Eakta675/
Akkto673/
Escto672/
Hekta672/
Ectoa671/
Aktoh671/
Akcto671/
Ekkta671/
Ectto671/
Iekta671/
Ektah671/
Egtod671/
Oktoi671/

Ekto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekto in the Russian language
Эктоekto-

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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 Ekto
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