Echwa Surname

188,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Echwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Echwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2381:20,6342,375
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Echwa (311) may also be a first name.

Echwa Last Name Facts

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

Echwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,491st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,249,017 people. The surname Echwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Echwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 498,315th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 311 people.

The last name Echwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,238 people, or 1 in 20,634. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 88 percent reside, Samburu County, where 8 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

Echwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Echwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Echwaa91253/
Echwau912/
Echwad912/
Eschwa911/
Ecwa8927/
Echua80369/
Ochwa80152/
Achwa80106/
Ecwau8066/
Echwi8013/
Echwe809/
Ichwa807/
Eshwa805/
Ekhwa802/
Echba801/
Ezhwa801/
Achwai7337/
Achhwa7327/
Hichwa7316/
Etchua7314/
Hachwa7313/
Heshwa738/
Eshwai738/
Echweu737/
Achwaa735/
Gichwa734/
Achwah731/
Echuah731/
Echwet731/
Echwou731/
Ichwaa731/
Eishwa731/
Eeshwa731/
Ekhwah731/
Eschua731/
Eshwaa731/
Ezwa67685/
Eswa67196/
Eschwey67106/
Ecua6764/
Eschwei6710/
Echwuhe674/
Ycwa673/
Echweih671/
Exwa671/
Jhwa671/
Jiechwo671/
Eschuea671/
Ecva671/
Gaichwa671/
Haechua671/
Hehsway670/

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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 Echwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis