Ekewu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ekewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ekewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekewu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekewu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Ekewu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekewu live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekewu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 57 percent reside, Benue, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeiwu | 91 | 133 | / |
| Ekewou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ekeuwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekechwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echkewu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okewu | 80 | 4,735 | / |
| Ekawu | 80 | 1,107 | / |
| Akewu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ikewu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ekowu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ecewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoekewou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikebu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Okiewu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Echewu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okeiwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okewuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikeewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikejwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikgewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okaewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikiewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okejwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okehwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akaewhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekkeabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akeuweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeawgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echeawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeaswu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekejbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwau | 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 Ekewu
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