Ekaw Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Ekaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekaw (24) may also be a first name.
Ekaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﻮ) is most common in Niger. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekaw? popularity and diffusion
Ekaw is the 1,994,173rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Ekaw reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Ekaw is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 417,218. In Niger Ekaw is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekawe | 89 | 30 | / |
| Egkaw | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ekhaw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Eskaw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ekkaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekauw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekawhe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hekawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekkeaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekaiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekow | 75 | 4,658 | / |
| Akaw | 75 | 163 | / |
| Ikaw | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ekaf | 75 | 26 | / |
| Okaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ekav | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ecaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jkaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eadkeaw | 73 | 53 | / |
| Eadkhaw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aekkeaw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Headkaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hetkhaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeekeaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekowa | 67 | 403 | / |
| Eskaf | 67 | 231 | / |
| Ekova | 67 | 112 | / |
| Ekowe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Eckow | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ikawe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ekafe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Heedkeaw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gekow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ahkaw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okeaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Idkaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akkaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aikaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hikaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekhav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekaff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aykaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekaph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okawh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akauw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikkaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igkaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yikaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ykasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eykaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehkaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekowt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajkaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heatkeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hecaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekowh | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻛﻮ | akw | - |
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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
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- 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 Ekaw
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