Ekweye Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ekweye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ekweye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekweye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekweye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻱ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Ekweye is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 32 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent are found and Abia, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ekweye occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekhweye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekwey | 91 | 70 | / |
| Okweye | 83 | 636 | / |
| Ekwuye | 83 | 106 | / |
| Ekweya | 83 | 68 | / |
| Ekweje | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ikweye | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ekwaye | 83 | 25 | / |
| Egweye | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ekweyi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Eckwey | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ekweae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akweye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hekwaye | 77 | 11 | / |
| Okweyeh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekwejeh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ekweije | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekwueje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekwouye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwueyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enkwoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweu | 73 | 153 | / |
| Ikwee | 73 | 141 | / |
| Okwey | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ekwei | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ekway | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ekwea | 73 | 28 | / |
| Akwey | 73 | 23 | / |
| Egwee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikwye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Egwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Egwye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekwoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekwoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaiyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekweyatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwuye | 67 | 369 | / |
| Akweyo | 67 | 270 | / |
| Akweyu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Okweya | 67 | 161 | / |
| Agweye | 67 | 143 | / |
| Ekwuje | 67 | 75 | / |
| Akweyi | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ekuoye | 67 | 69 | / |
| Akweya | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ekwiya | 67 | 55 | / |
| Egbeye | 67 | 48 | / |
| Okweje | 67 | 40 | / |
| Egueye | 67 | 39 | / |
| Okweyi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ekwaya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ekwoyi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Akwaye | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ogweye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ikwaye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ikweje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okwoye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okweyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikueye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekweja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwuya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egweya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekwiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekouey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okwuye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekwaje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igweye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwayu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akweje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hekway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekueje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eghwey | 67 | 0 | / |
Ekweye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekweye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻱ | akwy | - |
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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
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- 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 Ekweye
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