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.

Ekomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3781:33,5123,648
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ekomwa (29) may also be a first name.

Ekomwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekomwa occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ekomwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekomwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekomwa is the 280,156th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,284,660 people. The last name Ekomwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekomwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,378 people, or 1 in 33,512. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 99 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 0 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Ekomwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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