Eku Surname

115,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8471:95,9086,579
India7541:1,017,32842,755
Thailand5361:131,78820,176
Indonesia3601:367,35931,549
Papua New Guinea2231:36,5644,367
Cameroon1251:166,15317,852
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Eku (2,603) may also be a first name.

Eku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eku (Hindi: ेकु, Marathi: फ़ेकु, Oriya: ଏକୁ, Russian: Еку, Tibetan: ཡེ་ཀུ་) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eku is the 115,237th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,818,250 people. Eku is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Eku live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eku is also the 144,105th most common first name at a global level, held by 2,603 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,847 people, or 1 in 95,908. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 50 percent are found, Delta, where 7 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Eku is found in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Eku Last Name Statistics demography

Eku earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekou863,922/
Ekau86949/
Ekeu86830/
Euku86717/
Geku86563/
Yeku86491/
Jeku86389/
Ekuh86319/
Eiku86220/
Aeku86108/
Ekuu8696/
Ekui8686/
Heku8673/
Eeku8614/
Eaku8610/
Ekgu8610/
Ekku867/
Ekhu862/
Ekuj862/
Egku861/
Oeku861/
Yekou75352/
Aekui7586/
Jekau7556/
Ekutt7540/
Hekou7539/
Aekau7532/
Hekui7530/
Yieku7526/
Ekhou7525/
Hekau7525/
Ekouh7525/
Ekkou7519/
Yekui7518/
Eškut7516/
Gekou7515/
Jekku7511/
Etkus7510/
Ieeku759/
Ehiku759/
Ekudd758/
Ekous757/
Ekuis756/
Jekui755/
Jheku754/
Jeeku754/
Hekeu754/
Jekou754/
Ekeus753/
Ijeku753/
Ekeue753/
Eckau753/
Eakou753/
Eckus752/
Ekkau752/
Geeku752/
Eşkut752/
Eckou752/
Jieku752/
Gekau752/
Aekou752/
Ekhus751/
Yekku751/
Egkou751/
Iheku751/
Jekup751/
Jekuh751/
Iekuh751/
Jecku751/
Jezku751/
Hehku751/
Yekuh751/
Eikui751/
Ekuid751/
Ekuss751/
Eskui751/
Eekut751/
Jekhu751/
Ekuch751/
Eoiku751/
Ekhui751/
Eikus751/
Eakut751/
Iecku751/
Eckut750/
Eykus750/
Eskeu750/
Eskus750/
Oku6747,956/
Aku6720,894/
Iku672,407/
Aiyeku67334/
Ecu6785/
Ijeaku6784/
Ekhaus6750/
Heukou6737/
Jekaut6735/
Hekahu6733/
Heikou6729/
Heukeu6728/
Iheaku6727/
Ekhult6723/
Eckaus6723/
Eckout6721/
Jeukeu6718/
Heikku6718/
Ayieku6717/
Eskudt6713/
Iheuku6710/
Ekkauh677/
Ekault677/
Jku676/
Heikus674/
Yku674/
Jekouz674/
Ujjeku673/
Eckhus673/
Ihekou673/
Ekouth673/
Yiekou673/
Yiekuh673/
Eckous672/
Yekhou672/
Eskeus672/
E'Ekau672/
Jeukou672/
Yekkou672/
Jekaus671/
Ekouhe671/
Ekhouh671/
Eskout671/
Ejieku671/
Uyieku671/
Hiekou671/
Hezcku671/
Jeakou671/
Jeukui671/
Yehkuh671/
Yeckou671/
Yetkou671/
Geekau671/
Ekkout671/
Ekhout671/
Ekhuis671/
Eskush671/
Ajjeku671/
Ekhauz671/
Eshkou671/
Hekous671/
Yeskou671/
Hiekus670/
Heckus670/
Eskaus670/
Eskuss670/

Eku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eku in the Tibetan language
ཡེ་ཀུ་yéku-
Eku in the Hindi language
ेकुeku96.57
एकूeku2.58
एकुeku0.43
Eku in the Oriya language
ଏକୁeku83.33
ଏକୁାଇଁekua'im16.67
Eku in the Marathi language
फ़ेकुfeku57.14
ेकुeku21.43
फ़ेकूfeku21.43
Eku in the Russian language
Екуeku-

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