Ekwai Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2071:855,76237,544
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ekwai (25) may also be a first name.

Ekwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwai has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekwai is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwai reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwai is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Ekwai is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 88 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwaji917/
Ekwayi912/
Ekwa892,735/
Ekwi8942/
Aekwaji833/
Jiekwai831/
Okwai80940/
Akwai80586/
Ekwau80281/
Hekwa8053/
Ekwei8042/
Ikwai8042/
Egwai8035/
Ekway8032/
Ekwea8028/
Ekwua8023/
Ekwah8015/
Ekwii808/
Ekwaj806/
Ekwoi805/
Ekwaa805/
Ekkwi805/
Ekhwa802/
Ekwie801/
Ekwas801/
Aekwa801/
Eakwa801/
Eqwai801/
Eukwa801/
Akwayi73620/
Heskwa73285/
Ekweya7368/
Heukwa7363/
Ekwiya7355/
Okwayi7347/
Ekwaju7337/
Ekwaya7329/
Ekwoyi7328/
Ekwaye7325/
Ekwatt7318/
Ekwajo7315/
Ekwoji7313/
Ekwaja7311/
Ekweyi7310/
Ekuaji739/
Ekwuji737/
Ekweja735/
Ekwuya735/
Ikwayi735/
Ekwawe735/
Akwaih734/
Ekwiyo734/
Okwaiy734/
Ekwaje733/
Ekwayu732/
Ekwaha731/
Etkwui731/
Ekweiu731/
Ekwuio731/
Akwaia731/
Ikwaji731/
Ekwoja731/
Henkwa731/
Ekwaat731/
Ekwayo731/
Ekwieh731/
Ekwith731/
Akwaii731/
Aakwai731/
Ekwass731/
Okwaia731/
Ekweae731/
Ekwois731/
Ekwoya731/
Eakwat731/
Eekwat731/
Ekhwah731/
Hekway731/
Eckwad730/
Ekwe6712,301/
Akwa679,835/
Akwi676,946/
Okwi675,004/
Okwa672,740/
Egwa672,272/
Ikwa672,178/
Ekua67149/
Ekui6786/
Egwi6769/
Haikwai6747/
Akwajie6727/
Ecwa6727/
Ikwi6726/
Egwagie6717/
Ykwa6715/
Eskwitt6714/
Ekwuaju6714/
Jkwa6711/
Hekwaye6711/
Hekwoyi677/
Ekwy675/
Ekweije674/
Akwaiha674/
Yikwayi674/
Ekwuiuo673/
Eqwa673/
Gaikwai672/
Akwayie672/
Eankwah671/
Ekweyat671/
Egwaied671/
Ekwueyi671/
Akwayyi671/
Eikwaje671/
Echkwei671/
Eykwaje671/
Ekwuoja671/
Ekwayah671/
Ekwè671/
Jikwayi671/
Ekweowa671/
Akwuaji671/
Eckwith670/

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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 Ekwai
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