Ekwo Surname

113,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,6541:48,4793,725
Cameroon3371:61,6297,883
United States531:6,838,848318,712
England111:5,065,278148,650
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ekwo (664) may also be a first name.

Ekwo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekwo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ekwo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,569th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,789,233 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwo are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,067th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 664 people.

Ekwo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,654 people, or 1 in 48,479. In Nigeria Ekwo is most common in: Enugu, where 41 percent reside, Benue, where 17 percent reside and Cross River, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Ekwo occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ekwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekwo are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Ekwo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwoh8956/
Ekwuo8955/
Ekwou898/
Eikwo897/
Ekwoi895/
Enkwo892/
Ekwoy892/
Aekwo891/
Etkwo891/
Ekwod891/
Ekwott803/
Hekwoh801/
Ekwois801/
Ekwoot801/
Akwo755,279/
Okwo754,017/
Ekwa752,735/
Ikwo751,448/
Ekuo75650/
Egwo75193/
Eqwo751/
Jkwo751/
Etkwood731/
Ikwuo67589/
Ekwau67281/
Ekweu67153/
Ecwou67106/
Okwoh67101/
Egwuo6771/
Hekwa6753/
Akwuo6751/
Egwoh6740/
Hokwo6736/
Ikwou6736/
Yikwo6733/
Ekwua6723/
Okwuo6723/
Okwoi6720/
Akwoo6716/
Ekuoh6716/
Ekwah6715/
Akwoh6711/
Okwho6711/
Jikwo679/
Gikwo678/
Ekuot676/
Okwoo675/
Ikwoh675/
Ekwaa675/
Ikqwo674/
Eegwo674/
Ikwop674/
Okkwo673/
Ikwoi672/
Ahkwo672/
Akwou672/
Akwoi672/
Ikwoo672/
Ekhwa672/
Ekuoe671/
Ikwod671/
Egwos671/
Idkwo671/
Okgwo671/
Ikwho671/
Ikwwo671/
Heckwood671/
Okwoy671/
Ekwas671/
Eugwo671/
Aikwo671/
Aekwa671/
Eakwa671/
Ekuoa671/
Okwou671/
Igkwo671/
Eqwot671/
Edkuo671/
Eukwa671/
Aegwo671/
Ickwo671/
Uikwo671/
Heekwood670/
Eickwood670/
Easkwood670/

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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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  • 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 Ekwo
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