Ekomwa Surname

280,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekomwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3781:33,5123,648
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ekomwa (29) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ekomwa Demographics

Ekomwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 13 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ekomwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekomwa is most common in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekomwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekomwa is the 280,156th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,284,660 people. The last name Ekomwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekomwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,378 people, or 1 in 33,512. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 99 percent live, Isiolo County, where 0 percent live and West Pokot County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Ekomwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ekomwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekhomwa921/
Akomwa838/
Ekamwa834/
Ekomwo831/
Ikomwa831/
Ekomva831/
Ekhomua771/
Okoomwa771/
Ikomwai771/
Okemwa679,547/
Ekombi67212/
Akamwa6734/
Ekumwe6713/
Akomua6713/
Ekamua674/
Okamwa673/
Ekomby672/
Okomwo671/
Akomva671/
Ikamwa671/
Ikemwa671/
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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 Ekomwa
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