Ekweny Surname
Approximately 631 people bear this surname
Ekweny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 389 | 1:100,358 | 10,082 |
| Kenya | 239 | 1:193,221 | 14,280 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Ekweny (111) may also be a first name.
Ekweny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekweny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekweny is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekweny.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweny? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekweny is the 516,587th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweny are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 890,531st most frequently used forename on earth, held by 111 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 100,358. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Tororo District, where 18 percent live, Apac District, where 14 percent live and Katakwi District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwenyi | 92 | 152 | / |
| Ekwenyo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekweanyi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekwenaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akweny | 83 | 452 | / |
| Ekwene | 83 | 288 | / |
| Ekwena | 83 | 272 | / |
| Ekweni | 83 | 106 | / |
| Ikweny | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ekwany | 83 | 6 | / |
| Egweny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekweani | 77 | 259 | / |
| Okwenyi | 77 | 125 | / |
| Akwenyi | 77 | 123 | / |
| Engweny | 77 | 68 | / |
| Ikwenyi | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ekwenie | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ekwuene | 77 | 28 | / |
| Egwenyi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ekoueny | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ekwenge | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekwinyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okweney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eskwene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akweeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Engwenyi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Okwuenyi | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ikwuenyi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Engwenyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Egwuenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwoenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwani | 67 | 328 | / |
| Okweni | 67 | 208 | / |
| Ogweny | 67 | 93 | / |
| Okwene | 67 | 75 | / |
| Egweni | 67 | 60 | / |
| Akweni | 67 | 49 | / |
| Egwene | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ecwany | 67 | 33 | / |
| Agweny | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ekwane | 67 | 19 | / |
| Akwene | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ikwene | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okwiny | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikwena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igweny | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akwiny | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akueny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuenech | 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 Ekweny
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