Ekitwi Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Ekitwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 174 | 1:224,364 | 17,332 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ekitwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekitwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekitwi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekitwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekitwi is the 1,295,379th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Ekitwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekitwi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 224,364. In Uganda Ekitwi is mostly concentrated in: Bukedea District, where 56 percent reside, Kumi District, where 24 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekitwii | 92 | 16 | / |
| Akitwi | 83 | 1,278 | / |
| Okitwi | 83 | 1,040 | / |
| Ekitui | 83 | 315 | / |
| Ikitwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekutwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akitwii | 77 | 26 | / |
| Okitwii | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akittwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekitway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okitwyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikitwii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akitui | 67 | 148 | / |
| Akutwi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Okutwi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Okitui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aketwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akitwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okitwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaitue | 62 | 63 | / |
| Akutwii | 62 | 4 | / |
| Okutwii | 62 | 2 | / |
| Akutwui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akidwai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekutui | 50 | 14 | / |
| Akidwe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Okidwe | 50 | 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 Ekitwi
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