Ekwem Surname
Approximately 2,157 people bear this surname
Ekwem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,938 | 1:91,405 | 6,345 |
| Cameroon | 149 | 1:139,390 | 15,562 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ekwem (27) may also be a first name.
Ekwem Demographics
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Ekwem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwem is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekwem is the 194,750th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,378,556 people. Ekwem is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekwem reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 27 people.
The last name Ekwem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,938 people, or 1 in 91,405. In Nigeria Ekwem is most numerous in: Lagos, where 20 percent reside, Enugu, where 16 percent reside and Rivers, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Ekwem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ekwem are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Ekwem earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.49% less than the national average, earning R 105,780 per year and in United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,521 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekweme | 91 | 1,610 | / |
| Ekwemm | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ekwuem | 91 | 5 | / |
| Eekwem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ezkwem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ekweem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eckwem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekwueme | 83 | 10,573 | / |
| Ekhweim | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ekwheme | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekweeme | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eskweme | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekweame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikwem | 80 | 33 | / |
| Okwem | 80 | 20 | / |
| Akwem | 80 | 16 | / |
| Egwem | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ekwim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekkwueme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekwwueme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekhweime | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekweemeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekgwueme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikwueme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweyme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekueme | 73 | 158 | / |
| Egweme | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikweme | 73 | 6 | / |
| Egweim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Engwem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwuem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwueme | 67 | 450 | / |
| Egwueme | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ekoueme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieqwiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhwime | 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 Ekwem
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