Ekwanu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ekwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Ekwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwanu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Ekwanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwanu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda it is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 73 percent live, Amuria District, where 9 percent live and Soroti District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda Ekwanu occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwuanu | 92 | 35 | / |
| Ekweanu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ekwonu | 83 | 239 | / |
| Akwanu | 83 | 82 | / |
| Ekwenu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Egwanu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ikwanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okwanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egwangu | 77 | 140 | / |
| Ekwuonu | 77 | 140 | / |
| Ikhwanu | 77 | 72 | / |
| Ikwangu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Akwanui | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akwanou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekwounu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwoonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwaenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwuanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwwanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwoenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egwuanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweanuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwenu | 67 | 240 | / |
| Okwonu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Ikwenu | 67 | 138 | / |
| Okwenu | 67 | 103 | / |
| Ogwanu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Egwonu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akwenu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akwonu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Agwanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eqwenu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egbanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikwonu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hakwainau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekuonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuanu | 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 Ekwanu
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