Ekweanu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ekweanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ekweanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekweanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekweanu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Ekweanu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweanu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekweanu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 73 percent are found and Lagos, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Ekweanu occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwanu | 92 | 45 | / |
| Ekwenu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Ekwuanu | 86 | 35 | / |
| Ekwenou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwoenu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akweanuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egwenu | 77 | 240 | / |
| Ikwenu | 77 | 138 | / |
| Okwenu | 77 | 103 | / |
| Akwanu | 77 | 82 | / |
| Akwenu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Egwanu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eqwenu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikwanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okwanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egwuenu | 71 | 1,265 | / |
| Okwuenu | 71 | 163 | / |
| Egwangu | 71 | 140 | / |
| Engwenu | 71 | 130 | / |
| Ikhwanu | 71 | 72 | / |
| Ikwangu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akwanui | 71 | 10 | / |
| Akwanou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Egweunu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Egwhenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwounu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwenui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egweenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwuanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwwanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akwuanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikwenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okwuanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igweangu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Egwuenus | 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
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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 Ekweanu
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