Ekwam Surname
Approximately 2,217 people bear this surname
Ekwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 976 | 1:47,315 | 4,856 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Uganda | 221 | 1:176,648 | 14,830 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ekwam (309) may also be a first name.
Ekwam Demographics
Ekwam Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekwam is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekwam is the 190,382nd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,287,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekwam reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 500,178th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 309 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 976 people, or 1 in 47,315. In Kenya Ekwam is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 52 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 18 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Ekwam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ekwam surname is primarily Christian (95%) in Kenya.
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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 Ekwam
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