Ekiwa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ekiwa (76) may also be a first name.

Ekiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekiwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ekiwa reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 76 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is most common in: Mayuge District, where 33 percent reside, Luuka District, where 22 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Mexico, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ekiwah911/
Ekchiwa8318/
Ekiwaya831/
Akiwa80405/
Ekiwe80208/
Ekuwa80111/
Ikiwa80101/
Ekewa8055/
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Ekiva806/
Ykiwa801/
Ekiwi801/
Ekywa801/
Akaiwa733,389/
Ekaiba7315/
Ekuewa7314/
Ekiwho7313/
Hikiwa7313/
Okuiwa7311/
Akiewa7311/
Ekeuwa737/
Jikiwa735/
Ekieva734/
Ekeawa733/
Ekewad733/
Yikiwa732/
Equiwa731/
Ehkiwe731/
Ekhuwa731/
Ekgiwe731/
Ekoiba731/
Akoiwa731/
Akiwah731/
Eskiva731/
Ekaiwe731/
Ikoiwa731/
Ekihwe731/
Ekiewo731/
Eikiba731/
Ekiwge731/
Yokoiwa67213/
Hakiwai6797/
Ekaaiva6741/
Hokoiwa6727/
Jikijwa672/
Ekkewad672/
Ekewuea671/
Hakoiwa671/
Ekeawah671/
Ikhuiwa671/
Ekiowei671/
Okeiwau671/
Jikiewa671/
Aqueiwa671/
Etkewad671/
Ekhaiba671/
Ekewatt671/
Ekaivat671/
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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 Ekiwa
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