Ekawe Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Ekawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ekawe (35) may also be a first name.
Ekawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekawe is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ekawe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekawe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekawe is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Ekawe is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Ekawe live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Ekawe is also the 1,744,716th most common first name globally, borne by 35 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Hela, where 85 percent live and Western Highlands, where 15 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Benin, where 7 percent live.
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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 Ekawe
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