Ekweanu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekweanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekweanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

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Ekwuanu8635/
Ekwenou861/
Ekwoenu861/
Akweanuh801/
Egwenu77240/
Ikwenu77138/
Okwenu77103/
Akwanu7782/
Akwenu7711/
Egwanu779/
Eqwenu774/
Ikwanu773/
Okwanu771/
Egwuenu711,265/
Okwuenu71163/
Egwangu71140/
Engwenu71130/
Ikhwanu7172/
Ikwangu7118/
Akwanui7110/
Akwanou713/
Egweunu712/
Egwhenu711/
Ekwounu711/
Akwenui711/
Egweenu711/
Egwuanu711/
Okwwanu711/
Akwuanu711/
Jikwenu711/
Okwuanu711/
Igweangu6712/
Egwuenus671/

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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 Ekweanu
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