Ekwanga Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Ekwanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekwanga is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwanga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Ekwanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwanga live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.

Ekwanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwang'a933/
Aekwanga931/
Oekwanga931/
Okwanga862,304/
Ikwanga86984/
Akwanga86739/
Egwanga86200/
Ekwange8668/
Ekwango8637/
Ekuanga861/
Ekwangi861/
Yikwanga80107/
Akwangha80100/
Ikwangat8053/
Okwuanga8016/
Oikwanga8015/
Okwang'a8010/
Akwangai801/
Inkwanga801/
Okwaanga801/
Okwainga801/
Okwangha801/
Engwanga801/
Akwangah801/
Ikwang'a801/
Engwangha751/
Akwangaha751/
Okwonga712,606/
Akwango711,061/
Agwanga71329/
Ogwanga71142/
Egwange71132/
Ikwange71105/
Egwango7197/
Egbanga7141/
Okwango7116/
Ikwango7113/
Ikwangi718/
Akwonga716/
Ekwongo711/
Igwanga711/
Ikuanga711/
Okuanga711/
Igwangea6748/
Ikwangit6711/
Inkuanga674/
Ogwang'a672/
Okwang'o671/
Agwangha671/
Engwango671/
Engwange671/
Okwongha671/
Ikwang'e671/
Ekweungo671/

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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 Ekwanga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis