Ekwani Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ekwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Iran1001:767,82539,004
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Ekwani (34) may also be a first name.

Ekwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwani is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 839,220th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname Ekwani is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ekwani live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ekwani is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwanit92703/
Ekweani92259/
Yekwani9235/
Ekwuani9212/
Enkwani922/
Ekwangi921/
Ekwauni921/
Ekwanait8637/
Eakwanit8611/
Ekwanich869/
Ekweanyi863/
Akwani83343/
Ikwani83134/
Ekweni83106/
Okwani8363/
Ekwane8319/
Ekwany836/
Ekwana833/
Ekuani831/
Eakwanich803/
Ikhwani771,468/
Akwanyi77266/
Ekwenyi77152/
Okwanyi77151/
Ekhwany7730/
Ekwenie7729/
Hakwani7722/
Yikwani7716/
Okwuani7715/
Akwanui7710/
Ikwangi778/
Aikwani774/
Ihkwani773/
Ikweani773/
Ekwanyo773/
Ikwuani772/
Jekwana772/
Yekwane772/
Akwanni771/
Akwaini771/
Yokwani771/
Egwanyi771/
Akwanai771/
Ekhwane771/
Akwanie771/
Ekwaner771/
Ikwanyi771/
Gekwane771/
Okwuanyi7169/
Ikqwanis7136/
Aikwanit711/
Egwuanyi711/
Ekweny67631/
Ekwene67288/
Okweni67208/
Akuani6770/
Okuani6762/
Akweni6749/
Akwane6744/
Aikwanich6740/
Ecwany6733/
Okwane6732/
Icwani6724/
Ekwona6714/
Ikwana6714/
Ykwana676/
Okwoni676/
Akwoni675/
Igwani675/
Iqwani674/
Ikwoni672/
Ikuani672/
Egwana672/
Equani672/
Ekuana672/
Eugwuanyi671/
Egwane671/
Ekwone671/
Akwanahai671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekwani
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