Ekwochi Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Ekwochi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 327 | 1:541,721 | 26,511 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
Ekwochi (16) may also be a first name.
Ekwochi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekwochi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekwochi occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekwochi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekwochi is the 827,165th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekwochi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 541,721. In Nigeria Ekwochi is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 71 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Delta, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwuochi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekwechi | 86 | 75 | / |
| Okwochi | 86 | 73 | / |
| Ekwocha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekwuchi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akwochi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuoche | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ekwuocha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ekwuachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okwoochi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eukwachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuochi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eekwachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekwogi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwatchai | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ikwuochie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okwoche | 71 | 1,571 | / |
| Okwachi | 71 | 220 | / |
| Ikwoche | 71 | 202 | / |
| Egbochi | 71 | 101 | / |
| Egwuchi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Okwechi | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ogwochi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ekwuche | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ekwucha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Akwechi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Akwachi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Egwechi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ikwechi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akwoche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikwuchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwocha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egwocha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwozoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuoche | 67 | 601 | / |
| Ekwuchey | 67 | 17 | / |
| Okwuachi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ikwouche | 67 | 12 | / |
| Okwuechi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwuocha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egwuchie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iokwuchi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okwuoche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbochei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwochee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwuocha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwooche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwooche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egbuochi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwhoche | 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 Ekwochi
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