Ekw Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ekw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Ekw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekw is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Ekw occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Ekw reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekw is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Ekw is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 33 percent are found, Enugu, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwe | 86 | 12,301 | / |
| Ekwh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekws | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ezkw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eykw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Etkw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ehkw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekhw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekgw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Egkw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hekwe | 75 | 74 | / |
| Eekwe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Eikwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Esskw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heskw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geekw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekhwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eykwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eykkw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eykwz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eakew | 75 | 0 | / |
| Egw | 67 | 26 | / |
| Akw | 67 | 19 | / |
| Okw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ykw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ecw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jkw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jeekhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eihkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuckw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis