Ekwang Surname
Approximately 2,604 people bear this surname
Ekwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,421 | 1:16,125 | 2,513 |
| Nigeria | 160 | 1:1,107,142 | 45,738 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ekwang (63) may also be a first name.
Ekwang Demographics
Ekwang Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekwang is most common in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekwang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 166,236th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,798,597 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwang live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekwang is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 63 people.
The surname Ekwang is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,421 people, or 1 in 16,125. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Apac District, where 46 percent are found, Lira District, where 14 percent are found and Kole District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Ekwang occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Ekwang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ekwang last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hekwang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekwangue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heukwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwang | 83 | 2,852 | / |
| Okwang | 83 | 1,726 | / |
| Egwang | 83 | 873 | / |
| Ekuang | 83 | 338 | / |
| Ikwang | 83 | 162 | / |
| Ekwong | 83 | 161 | / |
| Okkwang | 77 | 46 | / |
| Aekwong | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eakwong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hegwang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akgwang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Enkuang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogkwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gikwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engkuang | 71 | 32 | / |
| Ainkwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jitkwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hengwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinkwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaikwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haikwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakkwang | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ogwang | 67 | 61,054 | / |
| Agwang | 67 | 17,207 | / |
| Okwong | 67 | 4,504 | / |
| Akwong | 67 | 256 | / |
| Akuang | 67 | 106 | / |
| Egbang | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ikwong | 67 | 65 | / |
| Egvang | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ocwang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Igwang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eguang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oqwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuang | 67 | 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 Ekwang
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