Ekwadu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekwadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ekwadu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwadu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekwadu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwadu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Ekwadu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwadu reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Ekwadu is primarily found in: Amuria District, where 67 percent reside, Ngora District, where 8 percent reside and Serere District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwuadu921/
Egwadu83141/
Ekwedu8355/
Ecwadu8330/
Okwadu835/
Akwadu834/
Ekwodu831/
Ikwadu831/
Okwuadu772/
Egwuadu772/
Eqwuadu771/
Akwadou771/
Ekwedou771/
Gaikwadu711/
Agwadu67785/
Okwodu67344/
Egbadu6791/
Ikwedu6711/
Igwadu679/
Egwedu674/
Eguadu674/
Ikwodu673/
Ecuadu672/
Akwodu671/
Akwedu671/
Akuadu671/

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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 Ekwadu
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