Ekura Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Ekura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Ekura (27) may also be a first name.
Ekura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekura is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ekura reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 27 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kole District, where 47 percent reside, Lira District, where 35 percent reside and Otuke District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Ekura
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