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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekowa is the 722,496th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekowa reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekowa is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 85 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 717,177. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 43 percent live, Enugu, where 21 percent live and Delta, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
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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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