Zekiru Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Zekiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Zekiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zekiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zekiru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Zekiru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zekiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zekiru is the 5,057,639th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Zekiru is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zekiru reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Zekiru is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 57 percent are found and Niger, where 43 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zekeirus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zakiru | 83 | 3,672 | / |
| Sekiru | 83 | 275 | / |
| Zikiru | 83 | 41 | / |
| Zekeru | 83 | 21 | / |
| Zeqiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sekirou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jekirui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zaikiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zikirou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sekairu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zakkiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chekirou | 71 | 1,017 | / |
| Chekirui | 71 | 42 | / |
| Dzakhiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikiru | 67 | 32,456 | / |
| Sakiru | 67 | 3,255 | / |
| Sekuru | 67 | 221 | / |
| Sekeru | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gikiru | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zakeru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zikuru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cikiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zakuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zokuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheekirou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zekiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis