Ekwere Surname

34,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,8991:11,8901,227
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
England471:1,185,49155,443
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Ekwere (2,953) may also be a first name.

Ekwere Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekwere Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ekwere occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekwere is the 34,004th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 467,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekwere live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwere is also the 133,406th most widespread forename globally, held by 2,953 people.

The surname Ekwere is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,899 people, or 1 in 11,890. In Nigeria Ekwere is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 69 percent are found, Cross River, where 11 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ekwere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekwere are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Ekwere earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwerre9223/
Ekwuere9222/
Eekwere9211/
Eakwere924/
Iekwere921/
Ekweree921/
Enkwere921/
Ekweret921/
Ekwer9152/
Ekwre919/
Ekwuerie863/
Okwere83594/
Ekuere83370/
Ekwire83196/
Egwere83108/
Akwere83104/
Ikwere8392/
Ekwera8356/
Ekweri8345/
Ekware8313/
Eqwere839/
Eikwer831/
Ekwert831/
Ekwear831/
Eghwere77237/
Eckwert77110/
Ekouere77102/
Egwhere7744/
Ekwaire7725/
Egweret7725/
Ekweiri7716/
Okweere7711/
Ekweiry776/
Ikwerre776/
Okwerre776/
Ekuerre775/
Okwuere774/
Ikwuere774/
Egwerhe773/
Ekweyri772/
Ikweret772/
Ekueree771/
Ekhweir771/
Ekhweri771/
Ekhwire771/
Akweire771/
Ekkware771/
Egwerre771/
Ekwueri771/
Egwehre771/
Egweree771/
Aikwere771/
Eckwera771/
Eakwera771/
Ekwir7327/
Ikwer736/
Egwer735/
Ecwer731/
Eghweree71394/
Eckwerth7153/
Eghwuere7120/
Aekwaree713/
Ekhweiry711/
Akweirhe711/
Akwehere711/
Eghwereh711/
Eghwerie711/
Egwheree711/
Okware6712,454/
Akware679,663/
Egbere672,122/
Egware67839/
Equere67680/
Agwere67440/
Hegwer67322/
Ogwere67216/
Okweri67154/
Akweri6779/
Ekwira6777/
Igwere6774/
Eghwerehe6745/
Okuere6723/
Okwore6716/
Ikweri6714/
Ikwera6714/
Egweri6713/
Okwery6711/
Ekwiri6710/
Ekwari6710/
Eguere676/
Akwire675/
Ikware675/
Egwire674/
Akuere672/
Egwerehie672/
Akwore672/
Okwire672/
Egwera672/
Ekouer671/
Ekwiry671/
Ekgber671/
Ekueri671/
Ekkuer671/
Ekwèri671/
Akwaheire671/
Ikuere671/
Ikwire671/
Eghwer671/

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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 Ekwere
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