Ekwamu Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Ekwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 241 | 1:161,989 | 14,006 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekwamu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwamu? popularity and diffusion
Ekwamu is the 1,032,007th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwamu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekwamu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 161,989. In Uganda Ekwamu is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 36 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 29 percent reside and Soroti District, where 18 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwamu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ekwomu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Akwamu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okwamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekwemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egwuamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Acwamu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Okwemu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Egwomu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Okwomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egbamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwemu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekuemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuemu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Egwuomu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Egwuemu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Acwaamu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okwuomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Egbomu | 50 | 41 | / |
| Aguomu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Oghehewemu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Agwemu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ogwomu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Eguomu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Igbamu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Akuomu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Igwomu | 50 | 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 Ekwamu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis