Ekow Surname

101,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ekow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5721:5,910817
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ekow (20,972) may also be a first name.

Ekow Last Name Facts

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

Ekow occurs most in Ghana. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,323rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,564,523 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekow are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 36,509th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 20,972 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 4,572 people, or 1 in 5,910. Beside Ghana it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Ekow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekow Last Name Statistics demography

Ekow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekowa89403/
Ekowe8937/
Eckow8928/
Gekow899/
Ekowh891/
Ekowt891/
Ekowhe801/
Ekouwe801/
Eekeow801/
Jiekow801/
Ekov75186/
Akow75150/
Ekaw7588/
Okow7551/
Ikow7529/
Ekuw757/
Ykow752/
Ekof751/
Ecow751/
Ekubowa7317/
Gekov67376/
Ikowe67204/
Ikowa67145/
Hekov67140/
Ekova67112/
Ekhov67110/
Edkov6790/
Etkov6736/
Hakow6731/
Gecow6730/
Ekawe6730/
Eikov6723/
Eykov6723/
Gikow6722/
Ekoff6720/
Ickow6719/
Ahkow6711/
Ikowt679/
Ecowa678/
Eskof678/
Egkaw677/
Itkow676/
Ekouv675/
Ezkov674/
Ekhaw674/
Ekofe673/
Ekhof673/
Eckof673/
Eskaw672/
Ejkov672/
Oekov672/
Aikow671/
Ekoev671/
Eqowe671/
Ekkov671/
Ekkaw671/
Ekozf671/
Ekauw671/
Eekof671/
Eckob671/
Akhow671/
Hekof670/

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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 Ekow
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