Ekwensi Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Ekwensi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 254 | 1:697,412 | 32,206 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Ekwensi Demographics
Average Ekwensi Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ekwensi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwensi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwensi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwensi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwensi is the 953,750th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ekwensi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekwensi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 53 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Cross River, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Ekwensi Last Name Statistics demography
Ekwensi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwnsi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekuensi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Akwensi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwengi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwensoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenze | 71 | 450 | / |
| Ekwenge | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ikwengi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Igwensi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akwensy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Equensi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwenshi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eekwenze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuemsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwnze | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuhenchi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ikwenge | 57 | 83 | / |
| Agwense | 57 | 26 | / |
| Igwenzi | 57 | 22 | / |
| Ekuency | 57 | 8 | / |
| Ikwenze | 57 | 7 | / |
| Akwenze | 57 | 1 | / |
| Egwenge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Iguensi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ekwemge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Egwengea | 53 | 21 | / |
| Ikwuenze | 53 | 7 | / |
| Esquenzi | 53 | 6 | / |
| Igwemnse | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aquenshie | 50 | 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 Ekwensi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis