Ekundayo Surname

22,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekundayo Surname User-submission:

The surname Ekundayo means 'sorrow becomes joy'.

Ekundayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria23,4501:7,554877
England3071:181,49216,346
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France41:16,605,680368,153
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Ekundayo (8,413) may also be a first name.

Ekundayo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ekundayo means 'sorrow becomes joy'.

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Ekundayo Last Name Facts

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

Ekundayo occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekundayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,694th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 304,434 people. Ekundayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekundayo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 68,782nd most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 8,413 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23,450 people, or 1 in 7,554. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 18 percent live, Ekiti, where 16 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ekundayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ekundayo surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Ekundayo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.

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