Echewa Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Echewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Echewa (18) may also be a first name.

Echewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Echewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻮ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echewa? popularity and diffusion

Echewa is the 1,441,361st most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Echewa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 38 percent live, Delta, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Echewa Last Name Statistics demography

Echewa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Echiewa921/
Ecewa911/
Echkeawa861/
Echewe83117/
Achewa8372/
Echeva8335/
Ochewa8311/
Echawa833/
Echewo831/
Ichewa831/
Eakcheewa801/
Gecheva77770/
Hecheva7742/
Ekchiwa7718/
Ichewua7715/
Etcheva7713/
Escheva7713/
Acheewa7712/
Echeabi777/
Ezheiwa776/
Achewah775/
Echawah774/
Echejwo771/
Echeabo771/
Acheuwa771/
Etcheba771/
Echowai771/
Echoywa771/
Echeabe771/
Echebah771/
Echewue771/
Geshewa771/
Ekewa7355/
Ezewa7323/
Esewa738/
Eceva731/
Eceba731/
Eshcheva7150/
Etcheeva7114/
Geycheva714/
Eschebah711/
Escheeva711/
Echebe67532/
Achiwa67350/
Icheva67279/
Echibe67275/
Echebi67223/
Acheva67199/
Ezeuwa6781/
Ecebay6770/
Echiwo6764/
Ekiewa6760/
Ichewe6758/
Ocheva6751/
Esheva6746/
Ezheva6735/
Echiba6735/
Achawa6717/
Echeve678/
Ochiwa678/
Esheba677/
Echava677/
Ichiwa677/
Ichawa677/
Ekeuwa677/
Aheicheva677/
Echavo676/
Ycheva675/
Aheecheva675/
Esceva674/
Geceva674/
Ishewa674/
Ejeiwa673/
Achewo673/
Ekeawa673/
Ekewad673/
Echebo672/
Ezewai672/
Esewas672/
Echiwe672/
Aheycheva672/
Ezeiwa671/
Ijehwa671/
Iseewa671/
Echowo671/
Ezeewa671/
Eschiveau671/
Ejewah671/
Essewa671/
Eshcheeva671/
Echive671/
Echevy671/
Ezeawa671/

Echewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Echewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﻮalshw-

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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 Echewa
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