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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekweye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekweye is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekweye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Ekweye is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 32 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 26 percent live and Abia, where 21 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent live.
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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