Ekwir Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Ekwir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Ekwir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekwir is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ekwir live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Ekwir is most numerous in: Apac District, where 74 percent live, Kole District, where 9 percent live and Lira District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwire | 91 | 196 | / |
| Ekwaire | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ekhwire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okwir | 80 | 19,511 | / |
| Akwir | 80 | 1,835 | / |
| Ekwer | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ekuir | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ekwre | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ekwere | 73 | 15,597 | / |
| Egwire | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okwier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akwair | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekwert | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egwuir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akwier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okwoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okweir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eckwert | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ekwerre | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekwuere | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eekwere | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikwaire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eakwere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iekwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yengwir | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekwir
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis