Ekwar Surname
Approximately 501 people bear this surname
Ekwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 355 | 1:130,084 | 10,701 |
| Uganda | 133 | 1:293,528 | 20,541 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ekwar (208) may also be a first name.
Ekwar Demographics
Ekwar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekwar (Marathi: एकवार) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwar is the 615,220th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwar live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekwar is also the 627,410th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 208 people.
The last name Ekwar is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 130,084. In Kenya Ekwar is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live and Nyeri County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Ekwar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekware | 91 | 13 | / |
| Ekwear | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ejkwar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Edkwar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaire | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ekkware | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akwar | 80 | 839 | / |
| Egwar | 80 | 552 | / |
| Ikwar | 80 | 139 | / |
| Okwar | 80 | 96 | / |
| Ekwor | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ekuar | 80 | 24 | / |
| Eckwardt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egware | 73 | 839 | / |
| Ekuaar | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ikhwar | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ikware | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akwair | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ygewar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Equwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enkuar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hegwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghware | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hegward | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikwaire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gekquar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egwarth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwuahr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaykwar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hesgwar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwuare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwardt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ageewar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jinkwar | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekwar in the Marathi language | ||
| एकवार | ekavara | - |
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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 Ekwar
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