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 last name Ekwang occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwang? popularity and diffusion
Ekwang is the 166,236th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,798,597 people. Ekwang is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwang are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.
The surname Ekwang is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,421 people, or 1 in 16,125. In Uganda it is most common in: Apac District, where 46 percent live, Lira District, where 14 percent live and Kole District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Ekwang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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
- 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