Ekweje Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Ekweje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Ekweje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekweje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekweje is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweje? popularity and diffusion
Ekweje is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweje live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekweje is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Ekweje is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 48 percent live, Serere District, where 44 percent live and Amuria District, where 4 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwejeh | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ekweije | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ekwueje | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ekwuje | 83 | 75 | / |
| Okweje | 83 | 40 | / |
| Ekweye | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ikweje | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ekweja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekwaje | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akweje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekueje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Egweje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekweae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikwueje | 77 | 13 | / |
| Egwueje | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eykwaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwujeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwieje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikwaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwueje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eghweje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweu | 73 | 153 | / |
| Ikwee | 73 | 141 | / |
| Ekwey | 73 | 70 | / |
| Ekwei | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ekwea | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ekwaj | 73 | 6 | / |
| Egwee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekwoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikwuje | 67 | 1,225 | / |
| Egwuje | 67 | 745 | / |
| Okweye | 67 | 636 | / |
| Ekwuye | 67 | 106 | / |
| Okweji | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ekweya | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ekwaju | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ikweye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Egbeje | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ekwaye | 67 | 25 | / |
| Egweye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ekwajo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ekwoji | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ekwaja | 67 | 11 | / |
| Egwoje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekweyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekwujo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Egweji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Akwaje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eckwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Igweje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekwaji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekwuji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikwoje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikueje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikwaje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwejo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akweji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwoje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwojo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akweij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqwuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwuejieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwieh | 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 Ekweje
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