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 last name Ekwiri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ekwiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Ekwiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwiri reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ekwiri is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 86 percent live and Luuka District, where 14 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Mauritania, where 10 percent live.
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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