Ekewei Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Ekewei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ekewei (12) may also be a first name.
Ekewei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekewei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekewei occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekewei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekewei? popularity and diffusion
Ekewei is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekewei live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekewei is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Ekewei is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 96 percent reside, Kwara, where 2 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Ekewei
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