Ekwan Surname
Approximately 2,093 people bear this surname
Ekwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,272 | 1:60,364 | 6,492 |
| Uganda | 339 | 1:115,160 | 11,123 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekwan (1,145) may also be a first name.
Ekwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekwan is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwan is the 199,526th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,481,866 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Ekwan reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 235,200th most frequently used first name globally, held by 1,145 people.
The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 1,272 people, or 1 in 60,364. In Iran it is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 18 percent reside, Fars Province, where 10 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Iran Ekwan occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekhwan | 91 | 459 | / |
| Ekwain | 91 | 126 | / |
| Ekwane | 91 | 19 | / |
| Eakwan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekwaun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gekwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekhwann | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ekhwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jeekwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Engkwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hekhwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heskwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eikhwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eqkhwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwan | 80 | 1,745 | / |
| Ikwan | 80 | 1,323 | / |
| Okwan | 80 | 1,040 | / |
| Ekuan | 80 | 36 | / |
| Egwan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Eqwan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ekwon | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hengkwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwangue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikhwan | 73 | 10,519 | / |
| Ihkwan | 73 | 194 | / |
| Ickwan | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ekwoun | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ahkwan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okwaan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ikwain | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hakwan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oikwan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwaan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwuan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aekuan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eikuan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hokwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohkwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egkuan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jkhwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heqwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikqwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwone | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ackwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eugwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ainkwan | 67 | 36 | / |
| Engkuan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hikwane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ekouhan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ecwasen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikhwane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ichkwan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eakwong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uikhwan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jitkwan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Egwaine | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikhwaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jikwane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekwuone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iqkhwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeqhwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heekwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishkwan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hekwein | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Ekwan
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