Ekongwese Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekongwese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekongwese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ekongwese Last Name Facts

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

Ekongwese is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekongwese? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekongwese live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Ekongwese is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 79 percent are found, East Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Ekongwese is found in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekongwesse951/
Ekongss751/
Akongse751/
Eko Ngosse741/
Ekwongsa7131/
Akongseh711/
Ekongoss711/
Ekings6717/
Aekwongsa6711/
Eakwongsa678/
Ekongosso676/
Okonkweze671/
Yakonguse671/
Akongs671/
Ekwingsee670/
Akankwase5614/

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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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  • 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 Ekongwese
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