Ekewe Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Ekewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ekewe (26) may also be a first name.
Ekewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekewe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekewe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekewe is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ekewe live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 26 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 28 percent live, Delta, where 15 percent live and Benue, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ekewe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekewei | 91 | 48 | / |
| Ekewer | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ekeuwe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ekaewe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Eikewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gekewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekew | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ekeuwei | 83 | 431 | / |
| Ekewhie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekewuea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeweet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akewe | 80 | 429 | / |
| Okewe | 80 | 402 | / |
| Ekiwe | 80 | 208 | / |
| Ikewe | 80 | 193 | / |
| Ekewa | 80 | 55 | / |
| Ekowe | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ekawe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ekeve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eakew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ohiekewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echewe | 73 | 117 | / |
| Ekowei | 73 | 86 | / |
| Iekawe | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ekiewa | 73 | 60 | / |
| Akehwe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ekeeva | 73 | 24 | / |
| Akiewe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Akewei | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ekeibe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ikewue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ikewwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ajkewe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okewue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekeawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekawei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hekawe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekevei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekeabe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okewie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekkeaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehkiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekgiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekesue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikhewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikehwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeywe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekebei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekawee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekihwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikiewei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ekheeva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ikew | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekyw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekkavee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekjw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okiewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekevieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekiowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohgkewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeibeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekewiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshkewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekawei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echewue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekheveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhevie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeekeaw | 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 Ekewe
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