Ekwale Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5111:40,6445,423
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ekwale Last Name Facts

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

Ekwale is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwale? popularity and diffusion

Ekwale is the 542,751st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekwale live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Ekwale is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 40,644. In Cameroon Ekwale is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live, Centre Region, where 0 percent live and South Region, where 0 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ekwale Last Name Statistics demography

Ekwale earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwalle9239/
Ekwaley924/
Ekwalet921/
Ekwaleh921/
Eckwale920/
Ekwal91278/
Ekwealer863/
Ekwele83858/
Ekwall83835/
Okwale83564/
Akwale83319/
Ekwala83178/
Egwale8360/
Ekwali8330/
Eakwal8316/
Ekwole833/
Ikwale833/
Ekuale832/
Ekhwal831/
Eqkwal831/
Ekwalla771,367/
Eckwall7781/
Eckwahl7769/
Egwaile7760/
Ekwelie7751/
Engwale7737/
Ekweali7727/
Ekwille7718/
Okwaale776/
Akwalhe776/
Akwaale775/
Ekweala773/
Oegwale773/
Ekwuali773/
Egwales772/
Jikwale771/
Ikwalle771/
Ikhwale771/
Ekwuele771/
Okwaley771/
Okwalle771/
Ekwally771/
Ekwaili771/
Ekweald771/
Ikwal73551/
Egwal73181/
Eqwal7348/
Ekual731/
Ekwayoli711/
Ekwallla711/
Engwalle711/
Jkhewale711/
Eguale671,970/
Egwali67772/
Ikwala67686/
Ogwale67583/
Ekweli67464/
Okwele67463/
Akwele67444/
Agwale67414/
Egwele67259/
Okwali67165/
Ikhwal67163/
Akwali67151/
Ikwele67131/
Ikwali6757/
Engwal6755/
Egwala6748/
Equale6747/
Egbale6730/
Aikwal679/
Okwole676/
Ekuele674/
Egwole673/
Ikwaal673/
Ekuala672/
Okuale672/
Ekhweilhe671/
Ikqwal671/
Igwale671/
Ekuali671/
Egwile671/
Akwole671/
Ikwaly671/
Akuale671/
Encwailea670/
Ekwold670/

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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
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  • 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 Ekwale
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