Eke is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Eke
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Eke

How popular is Eke?

Eke is common in Nigeria.

Eke is ranked 3171 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ekes grew by 50.5618 per cent to 804 since 2000 and ranked 29403 after elevating 9487 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 75.37 68.91
White 17.91 21.72
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.48 3.37
Others 2.11 4.49
Eke is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 171908 people have been found who wears Eke as their family name. Eke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,892 Senegal9
26,825 Georgia5
26,321 Israel3
11,392 Slovakia3
178 Equatorial Guinea3
14,400 Uzbekistan3
6,779 Nicaragua3
16,605 Austria3
127,708 Czech Republic3
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
26,532 Chile2
250 Tonga2
3,014 Taiwan2
4,231 Jamaica2
44,018 Poland2
1,253 Burundi1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
2,505 Congo1
25,721 Egypt1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
169,904 Brazil1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
4,942 Libya1
2,715 Gabon1
56,169 Mexico1
2,024 Mongolia1
38,830 Morocco1
2,040 Mali1
3,214 Niger1
17,575 Kuwait1
11,510 Oman1
9,591 Panama1
28,365 Kenya1
4,171 Rwanda1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
1,179 Swaziland1
29,046 Japan1
2,057 Isle of Man1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
3,307 Malta1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
6,551 Qatar39
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
28,564 Switzerland36
8,504 Ireland33
20,103 Norway33
1,243 Iceland32
4,169 Cyprus26
18,889 New Zealand26
23,914 Denmark20
15,050 Singapore18
186,451 Ukraine16
113,815 Kazakhstan14
14,528 Mauritania13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,546 Scotland98
35,452 Canada92
7,576 Serbia83
14,205 Sweden65
163,498 Russia60
26,687 Belgium59
37,331 Netherlands58
Countries with hundreds of Eke:
31,304 United States939
1,624 Hungary785
13,156 Germany773
57,098 India502
14,763 South Africa420
43,493 Indonesia220
50,581 Italy146
2,522 Latvia131
21,878 Australia113
84,907 France110
25,817 Spain104
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Eke:
1,149 Turkey9,817
1,207 Cameroon2,874
897 Benin2,109
4,782 England1,543
864 Togo1,371
2,482 Ghana1,278
2,347 Ivory Coast1,023
Countries with hundred thousands of Eke:
134 Nigeria146,569
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Eke Namesakes

  • Altan Eke, Musical artist
  • Korkut Eken, Armed force officer
  • Artur Ekert, Professor
  • Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Turkish Politician
  • Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Turkish Politician
  • Korkut Eken, Armed force officer
  • Bengt Ekerot, Actor
  • Boniface Ihemotuonye Eke, Mathematician
  • Calle Ekerstam, Musical Artist
  • Kathleen Ekey, Golfer
  • In 2012 drama flick, Lost in Abroad, Adanze Eke portrayed Ulumma.
  • In 2012, Uzoma Eke portrayed the role of Maduka in drama flick Lost in Abroad.
  • Chijindu Kelechi Eke, from 2014 comedy film African Time, who characterized Ugo.

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