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
The surname Ekwaku is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwaku? popularity and diffusion
Ekwaku is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ekwaku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwaku are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekwaku is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Ekwaku is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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