Ekwar Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3551:130,08410,701
Uganda1331:293,52820,541
India71:109,580,769786,157
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ekwar (208) may also be a first name.

Ekwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwar (Marathi: एकवार) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 615,220th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwar are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 627,410th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 208 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 130,084. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Ekwar Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekware9113/
Ekwear911/
Ekwaar911/
Ejkwar911/
Edkwar911/
Ekwaire8325/
Ekkware831/
Akwar80839/
Egwar80552/
Ikwar80139/
Okwar8096/
Ekwor8041/
Ekuar8024/
Eckwardt771/
Egware73839/
Ekuaar7316/
Ikhwar7314/
Ikware735/
Akwair733/
Ygewar731/
Equwar731/
Okwear731/
Yokwar731/
Akkwar731/
Enkuar731/
Hegwar731/
Eghware6722/
Hegward676/
Ikwaire676/
Gekquar673/
Egwarth672/
Okwuahr672/
Gaykwar672/
Hesgwar671/
Egwuare671/
Akwahar671/
Egwardt671/
Ageewar671/
Ekhweir671/
Jinkwar671/

Ekwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekwar in the Marathi language
एकवारekavara-

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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
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  • 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 Ekwar
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