Ekwes Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ekwes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ekwes (8) may also be a first name.
Ekwes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwes is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ekwes live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 8 people.
Ekwes is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Ekwes is most common in: Edo, where 33 percent reside, Enugu, where 33 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ekwes is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Ekwes
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