Ekwom Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekwom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekwom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ekwom (39) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ekwom Demographics

Ekwom Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ekwom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekwom occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekwom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekwom is the 1,173,425th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekwom live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekwom is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 27 percent live, Cross River, where 24 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Ekwom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ekwom surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwome911/
Ekwam802,217/
Ekuom80714/
Egwom80305/
Akwom8040/
Ikwom8022/
Ekwum8019/
Okwom806/
Egwuom73176/
Ekwume73119/
Ikwome7363/
Egwoum7333/
Ekwame734/
Okwuom733/
Akwoum731/
Ikwuome6724/
Ekweume6720/
Ikwoume671/
Egwuhom671/
Eekwume671/
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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 Ekwom
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