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 is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Ekwanu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwanu reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekwanu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda Ekwanu is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 73 percent reside, Amuria District, where 9 percent reside and Soroti District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside.
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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