Ekwane Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ekwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ekwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekwane has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekwane is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwane reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ekwane is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Ekwane is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 92 percent live and Edo, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekhwane921/
Ekwaner921/
Gekwane921/
Ekwan912,093/
Ekwangue861/
Ekhwan83459/
Ekwani83328/
Ekwene83288/
Ekwain83126/
Akwane8344/
Okwane8332/
Ekwany836/
Ekwana833/
Eakwan832/
Gekwan831/
Ekwaun831/
Ekwone831/
Egwane831/
Ekwanit77703/
Ekweani77259/
Egwange77132/
Ikwange77105/
Ekhwann7744/
Ekhwany7730/
Ekwenie7729/
Ekwuene7728/
Egwanea7727/
Hokwane7723/
Hikwane7721/
Ekwuani7712/
Ikhwane7710/
Hakwane776/
Akwanee776/
Egwaine775/
Ekwuone773/
Ekwanyo773/
Jikwane773/
Enkwani772/
Jeekwan771/
Engkwan771/
Akwanie771/
Akwaane771/
Okwuane771/
Ekwauni771/
Hekhwan771/
Yikwane771/
Ekwangi771/
Akwanne771/
Ekwoune771/
Heskwan771/
Enkuane771/
Egwanet771/
Eikhwan771/
Eqkhwan771/
Ikwan731,323/
Ekuan7336/
Egwan7315/
Eqwan737/
Ekwon736/
Heckwine7144/
Ekwanait7137/
Eakwanit7111/
Ekwanich719/
Ekweanyi713/
Ekwueani711/
Hengkwan711/
Ikhwan6710,519/
Ekweny67631/
Akwani67343/
Ihkwan67194/
Ikwani67134/
Ekweni67106/
Agwane6798/
Ogwane6777/
Okwene6775/
Okwani6763/
Egbane6739/
Egwene6738/
Ecwany6733/
Ickwan6728/
Akwene6715/
Ikwana6714/
Ekwona6714/
Ekwoun678/
Ikwene677/
Ykwana676/
Ikwain675/
Oikwan674/
Ikwaan674/
Ikwuan674/
Eakwanich673/
Igwane673/
Egwana672/
Okwone672/
Ekuana672/
Eikuan672/
Eugwan671/
Egwand671/
Akuane671/
Eguane671/
Ekuani671/
Ikwaun671/
Egkuan671/
Jkhwan671/
Heqwan671/
Ikqwan671/

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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 Ekwane
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