Ekwekwu Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ekwekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ekwekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwekwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwekwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ekwekwu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Ekwekwu is primarily found in: Enugu, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live.
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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 Ekwekwu
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