Ekweta Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ekweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ekweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekweta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺘﺎ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Ekweta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweta live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwetta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekwata | 83 | 89 | / |
| Okweta | 83 | 64 | / |
| Ekwete | 83 | 60 | / |
| Akweta | 83 | 52 | / |
| Ekueta | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ikweta | 83 | 8 | / |
| Egweta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwota | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikwueta | 77 | 23 | / |
| Okwetta | 77 | 10 | / |
| Egwueta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akwetay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekwatta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwetha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gikweta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweteh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwaeta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwotha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweity | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwuetea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Egbeta | 67 | 540 | / |
| Akwata | 67 | 531 | / |
| Igweta | 67 | 384 | / |
| Okwata | 67 | 204 | / |
| Egwete | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ogweta | 67 | 144 | / |
| Akueta | 67 | 75 | / |
| Okweto | 67 | 70 | / |
| Okwota | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ikwata | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ekwato | 67 | 29 | / |
| Agweta | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ikwete | 67 | 14 | / |
| Egwata | 67 | 10 | / |
| Egwetuoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekueti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwita | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egueta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikueta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekuete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwota | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekweta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekweta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺘﺎ | akwyta | - |
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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 Ekweta
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