Ekwenchi Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Ekwenchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
Ekwenchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwenchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekwenchi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwenchi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwenchi is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ekwenchi are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ekwenchi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 48 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent live and Kogi, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria Ekwenchi occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwonchi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akwenchi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekwengi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuhenchi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Akwenche | 75 | 9 | / |
| Agwenchi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ogwenchi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwanchi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenze | 67 | 450 | / |
| Ekuency | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekwenge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikwengi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwnche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekwenze | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akwanche | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ekwnze | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ikwenge | 53 | 83 | / |
| Igwenzi | 53 | 22 | / |
| Ikwenze | 53 | 7 | / |
| Egbenji | 53 | 3 | / |
| Egwenge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Egwengea | 50 | 21 | / |
| Ikwuenze | 50 | 7 | / |
| Iguanchi | 50 | 5 | / |
| Equinche | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Ekwenchi
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