Ekwaku Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ekwaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ekwaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekwaku is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ekwaku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwaku live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Ekwaku is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Ekwaku is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecwaku | 83 | 101 | / |
| Ekwoku | 83 | 73 | / |
| Egwaku | 83 | 46 | / |
| Ekwacu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Ikwaku | 83 | 20 | / |
| Akwaku | 83 | 8 | / |
| Okwaku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekweku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwakau | 77 | 203 | / |
| Okwuaku | 77 | 41 | / |
| Ekwueku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akwakeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwoku | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ekueku | 67 | 42 | / |
| Egwoku | 67 | 39 | / |
| Eguaku | 67 | 13 | / |
| Igwaku | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egbaku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akwoku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okuaku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekuoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwecu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekwaku
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