Yeku Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

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

Yeku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2581:686,60031,831
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India71:109,580,769786,157
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Yeku (483) may also be a first name.

Yeku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeku (Marathi: येकु) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeku? popularity and diffusion

Yeku is the 624,505th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Yeku live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yeku is also the 386,824th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 483 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 686,600. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 49 percent live, Lagos, where 38 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Yeku Last Name Statistics demography

Yeku earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyeku89713/
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Yekou89352/
Eyeku89180/
Iyeku89109/
Yieku8926/
Yekui8918/
Yekku891/
Yekuh891/
Eku864,008/
Aiyeku80334/
Oyekou80250/
Ayekou8043/
Ayieku8017/
Yiekou803/
Yiekuh803/
Yekhou802/
Ayeeku802/
Oyekeu802/
Yekkou802/
Ayoeku801/
Uyieku801/
Yehkuh801/
Yeckou801/
Yetkou801/
Ayekui801/
Yeskou801/
Hayeku801/
Ekou753,922/
Ekau75949/
Euku75717/
Geku75563/
Jeku75389/
Eiku75220/
Uyku75220/
Aeku75108/
Ekui7586/
Ueku7515/
Ayku7514/
Eeku7514/
Eaku7510/
Ekgu7510/
Ekku757/
Iyku755/
Ekhu752/
Oyku752/
Ekuj752/
Egku751/
Oeku751/
Ayiku676,982/
Ejoku671,827/
Eyoku671,390/
Ayoku671,189/
Ejiku671,187/
Ayuku671,020/
Aykuş67713/
Ayaku67531/
Iyoku67508/
Eyaku67348/
Iyaku67318/
Aweku67191/
Ojeku67102/
Ajeku6797/
Ejaku6789/
Aekui6786/
Uykuz6784/
Oyoku6782/
Eyuku6766/
Jekau6756/
Oyaku6756/
Ejeku6750/
Aekau6732/
Goeku6726/
Ekhou6725/
Ekouh6725/
Eyecu6721/
Oyiku6720/
Iyecu6719/
Ekkou6719/
Oweku6718/
Gekou6715/
Eyiku6712/
Jekku6711/
Ieeku679/
Ehiku679/
Eiaku678/
Aykou678/
Hayku676/
Jekui675/
Uyoku675/
Aysku675/
Gayku674/
Jheku674/
Jeeku674/
Jekou674/
Yescu674/
Aykuz674/
Eeaku673/
Ijeku673/
Eckau673/
Eakou673/
Ekkau672/
Yekoo672/
Aieku672/
Uyaku672/
Uykuş672/
Aykui672/
Eckou672/
Jieku672/
Gekau672/
Aekou672/
Uyyku671/
Ieaku671/
Egkou671/
Aykau671/
Iheku671/
Jekup671/
Jekuh671/
Iekuh671/
Jecku671/
Jezku671/
Yecou671/
Yiiku671/
Geaku671/
Eikui671/
Ehaku671/
Euoku671/
Jekhu671/
Eoiku671/
Ekhui671/
Eikus671/
Aiyku671/
Yecui671/
Eakut671/
Jyecu671/
Iecku671/
Eykus670/

Yeku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yeku in the Marathi language
येकुyeku64
येकूyeku36

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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 Yeku
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