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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekwem.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwem is the 194,750th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,378,556 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekwem are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,938 people, or 1 in 91,405. In Nigeria Ekwem is mostly found in: Lagos, where 20 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Ekwem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ekwem last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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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