Ekweani Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekweani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekweani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2371:747,43833,954
United States221:16,475,406557,260

Ekweani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekweani occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekweani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekweani is the 990,978th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ekweani reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ekweani is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 747,438. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 68 percent are found, Kaduna, where 10 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ekweani is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ekweani Last Name Statistics demography

Ekweani earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Okweni77208/
Ikwani77134/
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Egweni7760/
Akweni7749/
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Ekwany776/
Ekwana773/
Ekuani771/
Ekwini771/
Eakwanich753/
Ikhwani711,468/
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Okwanyi71151/
Okwenyi71125/
Akwenyi71123/
Igweani7188/
Ekwinai7145/
Ekhwany7130/
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Ekwuene7128/
Yokweni7124/
Ikhweni7122/
Hakwani7122/
Egwenyi7122/
Hokweni7121/
Egwueni7119/
Yikwani7116/
Okwuani7115/
Akwanui7110/
Ikwangi718/
Ekwenge715/
Ikwengi714/
Aikwani714/
Ihkwani713/
Ekwinyi713/
Ekwanyo713/
Jikweni713/
Yekwane712/
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Ekwenyo711/
Gekwane711/
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Akwanie711/
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Engweni711/
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Akwanai711/
Akwanni711/
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Akwenui711/
Eagweni711/
Ekwaner711/
Okweuni711/
Iokweni711/
Akwaini711/
Okwayeni6789/
Okwuanyi6769/
Ikqwanis6736/
Engwenyi6732/
Okwuenyi6730/
Ikwuenyi6726/
Ikwayoni6718/
Inkweini674/
Ihekwene673/
Egwuenyi671/
Ikwoenyi671/
Okwayini671/
Ekwenaya671/
Egwuanyi671/
Yengweni671/
Aikwanit671/

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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 Ekweani
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