Ekuye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ekuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekuye is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekuye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ekuye is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ekuye reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ekuye is most numerous in: Rivers, where 60 percent live, Bayelsa, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
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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 Ekuye
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