Ekweanya Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Ekweanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekweanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekweanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekweanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekweanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweanya? popularity and diffusion
Ekweanya is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekweanya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Ondo, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwenya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ekwanya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ekwenyau | 88 | 12 | / |
| Ekwuanya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ikwenya | 80 | 189 | / |
| Ekwanyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekwenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igweanya | 75 | 31 | / |
| Okwuanya | 75 | 17 | / |
| Akwuanya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Akwuenya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Engwenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Engwanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwuenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igwueanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogwenya | 67 | 97 | / |
| Egbenya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Agwanya | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ikwanyo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ecwinya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Egbanya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Igwanya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ekwenjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Agwenya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwenyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecwanyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akwanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwanja | 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
- 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 Ekweanya
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