Ekowa Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Ekowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 247 | 1:717,177 | 32,914 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Ekowa (85) may also be a first name.
Ekowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekowa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 722,496th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekowa are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 85 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 717,177. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 43 percent reside, Enugu, where 21 percent reside and Delta, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Ekowa
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