Ekowu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ekowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ekowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekowu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekowu? popularity and diffusion
Ekowu is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Ekowu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekowu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Ekowu is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Cross River, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 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 Ekowu
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