Ekhvaia Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Abkhazia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Ekhvaia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekhvaia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Abkhazia2051:1,185293
Georgia2001:18,7283,512
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ekhvaia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekhvaia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ekhvaia (Georgian: ეხვაია, Russian: Ехваиа) is more commonly found in Abkhazia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekhvaia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekhvaia is the 683,026th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Ekhvaia are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Abkhazo-West Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Abkhazia, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 1,185. In Abkhazia Ekhvaia is primarily found in: Gali District, where 78 percent reside, Sukhumi District, where 11 percent reside and Ochamchira District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Abkhazia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 46 percent reside and Ukraine, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekhvai928/
Ekhvaya8654/
Hekvaa771/
Ekvi735/
Ekva734/
Hekva672/
Ekhwa672/
Jekva671/
Akvai671/
Ekhui671/

Ekhvaia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekhvaia in the Georgian language
ეხვაიაekhvaia-
Ekhvaia in the Russian language
Ехваиаehvaia-

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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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  • 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 Ekhvaia
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