Ekwiri Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Ekwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ekwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekwiri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwiri is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Ekwiri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwiri reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Ekwiri is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 86 percent are found and Luuka District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Mauritania, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekweiri | 92 | 16 | / |
| Ekwairi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuiri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okwiri | 83 | 2,920 | / |
| Akwiri | 83 | 441 | / |
| Ekwire | 83 | 196 | / |
| Ekwira | 83 | 77 | / |
| Ekweri | 83 | 45 | / |
| Ekwèri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwiry | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaire | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ekweiry | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekweyri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akweiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhwire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekweri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwueri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akwairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikweiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gecwiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuerie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eghweiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikwairi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwere | 67 | 15,597 | / |
| Egbiri | 67 | 440 | / |
| Okweri | 67 | 154 | / |
| Akweri | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ekwera | 67 | 56 | / |
| Okwuri | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ogwiri | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ikweri | 67 | 14 | / |
| Egweri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akwire | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okwiry | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egwire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okuiri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okwire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agwiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akwiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwyri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aqwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwira | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekwiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekwiri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | akwyry | - |
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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 Ekwiri
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