Ekwedike Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwedike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwedike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5761:307,54017,102
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ekwedike (19) may also be a first name.

Ekwedike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekwedike has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwedike? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekwedike is the 544,808th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name Ekwedike occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwedike are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwedike is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

Ekwedike is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 307,540. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ekwedike is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ekwedike Last Name Statistics demography

Ekwedike earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwedikee941/
Egwedike885/
Akwedike882/
Igwedike7531/
Ekweidek751/
Okwadike751/
Igweduike712/
Akwuidike711/
Agwadike6324/
Igbedike632/
Ogwadike631/
Ogwodike631/
Igbedick501/

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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 Ekwedike
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