Ekakwa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Ekakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekakwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ekakwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekakwa? popularity and diffusion
Ekakwa is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Ekakwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekakwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Ekakwa is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 70 percent are found, Kampala District, where 15 percent are found and Mbale District, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekakwad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akakwa | 83 | 56 | / |
| Ekekwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ekagwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okakwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ekokwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ikakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekakwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okeakwa | 77 | 35 | / |
| Okhakwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekeukwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hakakwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekeakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhaukwa | 71 | 152 | / |
| Akaakwah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okagwa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Akokwa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ekekwo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ekagwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Okokwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ikekwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akagwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekokwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okekwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okakwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okakua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akogwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akacwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekagba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekakue | 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 Ekakwa
- 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